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Observatory Messages

This page displays the latest volcano observatory short messages issued by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. These short messages are quick status updates published on our website, social media, RSS and JSON. They supplement more detailed official products published in the Volcano Notification Service. 

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Kilauea Message Fri, 06 Jul 2018 18:19:10 HST
At 6:04 PM HST July 6, a collapse explosion event occurred at Kīlauea's summit. The energy released by the event was equivalent to a M5.3 earthquake.
Kilauea Message Thu, 05 Jul 2018 14:24:47 HST
At 1:20 PM HST July 5, a collapse explosion event occurred at Kīlauea's summit. The energy released by the event was equivalent to a M5.2 earthquake.
Kilauea Message Wed, 04 Jul 2018 10:52:33 HST
At 10:19 AM HST July 4, a collapse explosion event occurred at Kīlauea's summit. The energy released by the event was equivalent to a M5.3 earthquake.
Kilauea Message Tue, 03 Jul 2018 03:34:56 HST
At 2:17 AM HST July 3, a collapse explosion event occurred at Kīlauea's summit. The energy released by the event was equivalent to a M5.1 earthquake.
Kilauea Message Mon, 02 Jul 2018 02:05:35 HST
At 01:24 AM HST July 2, a collapse explosion event occurred at Kīlauea's summit. Radar indicated an ash-poor plume rose ~1200 ft above the ground surface. The energy released by the event was equivalent to a M5.3 earthquake.
Kilauea Message Sat, 30 Jun 2018 15:51:31 HST
At 02:51 PM HST on June 30, a collapse explosion event occurred at Kīlauea's summit. An ash-poor plume rose about 500 ft above the ground and drifted SW. The energy released by the event was equivalent to a M5.3 earthquake.
Kilauea Message Fri, 29 Jun 2018 08:25:05 HST
At 07:51 AM HST June 29, a collapse explosion event occurred at Kīlauea's summit. An ash-poor plume rose about 500 ft above the ground and drifted SW. The energy released by the event was equivalent to a M5.2 earthquake.
Kilauea Message Thu, 28 Jun 2018 05:27:52 HST
At 4:49 AM HST June 28, a collapse explosion event occurred at Kīlauea's summit. An ash-poor plume rose about 1000 ft above the ground and drifted SW. The energy released by the event was equivalent to a M5.3 earthquake.
Kilauea Message Tue, 26 Jun 2018 23:04:48 HST
At 10:41 PM HST June 26, a collapse explosion event occurred at Kīlauea's summit. An ash-poor plume less than 1000 ft above the ground drifted SW. The energy released by the event was equivalent to a M5.4 earthquake.
Kilauea Message Mon, 25 Jun 2018 17:11:45 HST
At 5:03 PM HST June 25, a collapse explosion event occurred at Kīlauea's summit. An ash-poor plume less than 2000 ft above the ground drifted SW. The energy released by the event was equivalent to M5.3 earthquake.
Kilauea Message Mon, 25 Jun 2018 04:04:51 HST
Ground and aerial observations show no significant changes in the lava flow field from Fissure 8 to the ocean entry. At 4:12 PM HST on June 24 another collapse/explosion event released energy equivalent to M5.3 earthquake.
Kilauea Message Sun, 24 Jun 2018 16:39:07 HST
At 4:12 PM HST June 24, a collapse explosion event occurred at Kīlauea's summit. The ash-poor plume did not rise much above ground surface. The energy released by the event was equivalent to M5.3 earthquake.
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