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Daily updates about ongoing eruptions, recent images and videos of summit and East Rift Zone volcanic activity, maps, and data about recent earthquakes in Hawaii are posted on the HVO website. 

Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and colleagues.

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Volcano Watch — Mahalo for helping us celebrate Pu`u `O`o's 20th Anniversary

Volcano Watch — Mahalo for helping us celebrate Pu`u `O`o's 20th Anniversary

On January 4, as lava flowed from the Pu`u `O`o cone 11 km (7 miles) to the south shoreline of Kilauea Volcano, the staff of the Hawaiian Volcano...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 14, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 14, 2003

Flow front seaward of Paliuli

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 10, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 10, 2003

Paliuli in the afternoon

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Volcano Watch — Kīlauea Iki's lava lake has finally crystallized

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea Iki's lava lake has finally crystallized

Forty-three years have passed since the November 1959 Kīlauea Iki eruption. This eruption, which lasted 36 days, is perhaps best known for lava...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 9, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 9, 2003

Trickle on Paliuli

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 8, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 8, 2003

Star light, star bright

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 7, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 7, 2003

Lava on Paliuli

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 5, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 5, 2003

Highcastle highlights

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Volcano Watch — What if there'd been no Pu‘u ‘O‘o eruption?

Volcano Watch — What if there'd been no Pu‘u ‘O‘o eruption?

The 20th birthday of the Pu`u O`o eruption has come and gone, with lots of excellent media coverage. Let's take a different tack and think about what...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 2, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 2, 2003

Breakout near the coast

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Volcano Watch — The year in earthquake review

Volcano Watch — The year in earthquake review

As we approach the end of 2002, we pause to look back at the year. What can we say about earthquakes in 2002?

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Volcano Watch — Scientists explore Mauna Loa's submarine flanks

Volcano Watch — Scientists explore Mauna Loa's submarine flanks

Last month, some readers may have noticed a ship cruising back and forth off South Point and the South Kona districts of the Island of Hawai`i.

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