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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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December 13, 2018

Volcano Watch — January is Volcano Awareness Month

January 2019 marks the 10th annual “Volcano Awareness Month” on the Island of Hawai‘i.

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December 6, 2018

Volcano Watch — Ninety days with no lava: a milestone for Kīlauea’s 2018 eruption

One of the most frequently asked questions of USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) scientists over the last several months has been, “Is the...

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November 30, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 30, 2018

Routine crack check by geologists in the lower East Rift Zone

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November 29, 2018

Volcano Watch — Now is an exciting time at Kīlauea

This is, without a doubt, the most intellectually exciting time to be a volcanologist at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. The current inactivity...

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November 26, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 26, 2018

USGS scientists continue to monitor Kīlauea

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November 21, 2018

Volcano Watch — We're giving thanks for clean air, but what's that new smell?

In this season of giving thanks, Island of Hawai‘i residents and visitors can be thankful for the return of good air quality, generally free of...

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November 15, 2018

Volcano Watch — The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory adapts to recent changes

November 2018. Has it already been six months since lava began flowing through Hawai‘i County's lower Puna District? Has it only been three months...

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November 8, 2018

Volcano Watch — A summit collapse 150 years ago had similarities to the 2018 collapse

The prolonged yet dramatic partial collapse of Kīlauea caldera this past summer was the first to be observed in detail and the largest measured by...

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November 7, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 7, 2018

No changes observed in the Lower East Rift Zone

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November 6, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 6, 2018

Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō remains quiet

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November 1, 2018

Volcano Watch — How are lava-flow maps made during an eruption?

During Kīlauea Volcano's recent lower East Rift Zone (LERZ) eruption, lava-flow maps were a staple of the public outreach effort by the USGS Hawaiian...

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October 30, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 30, 2018

Kīlauea Volcano's summit

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