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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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Photo and Video Chronology - Mauna Loa - September 8, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Mauna Loa - September 8, 2019

An early morning view looking north across Moku‘āweoweo, Mauna Loa's summit caldera, from a spot near the summit cabin on the volcano's south caldera...

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Volcano Watch — "Volcano Watch" receives national award

Volcano Watch — "Volcano Watch" receives national award

"Volcano Watch," weekly articles written primarily by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) staff and occasionally by USGS...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 5, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 5, 2019

Halema‘uma‘u water pond

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 1, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 1, 2019

Continued slow rise of water level at bottom of Halema‘uma‘u

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 31, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 31, 2019

More photographs of the lower East Rift Zone flow field from Thursday overflight

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 30, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 30, 2019

Kīlauea summit

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 29, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 29, 2019

Overflight of Kīlauea summit

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Volcano Watch — New research sheds light on relationship between Hilina fault system and large earthquakes

Volcano Watch — New research sheds light on relationship between Hilina fault system and large earthquakes

The pali (cliffs) of Kīlauea's south flank are some of the volcano's most striking features. Reaching up to 500 m (1500 ft) high, they stand out...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 27, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 27, 2019

Halema‘uma‘u water pond on August 27

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 26, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 26, 2019

Water pond at the bottom of Halema‘uma‘u still growing

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A Kīlauea Volcano First – Water Pond Found in the Summit Crater

A Kīlauea Volcano First – Water Pond Found in the Summit Crater

On July 25, 2019, a helicopter pilot flying a U.S.Geological Survey mission over Kīlauea noticed an unusual green patch at the bottom of Halema‘uma‘u...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 25, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 25, 2019

Halema‘uma‘u water pond on August 25

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