Volcano Watch

On Friday, February 12, at 9:23 a.m., HST, a magnitude-4.1 earthquake occurred beneath Kīlauea Volcano's south flank.

In recent weeks, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) has received a number of calls from local residents saying essentially: "Hey, is...

In 1880–1881, a lava flow from Mauna Loa came very close to entering Hilo Bay.

As the 2016 Volcano Awareness Month comes to an end, so too does our series of "Volcano Watch" articles exploring the geology of the Hawaiian Islands...

As part of Volcano Awareness Month, our January "Volcano Watch" articles are taking us on a geologic tour of the Hawaiian Islands. Today's stop: Maui...

January is Volcano Awareness Month, during which our "Volcano Watch" articles are exploring the geology of the Hawaiian Islands. The series continues...

Welcome to the 7th annual Volcano Awareness Month on the Island of Hawai‘i!

What do actor Mel Gibson, football quarterback Eli Manning, and Kīlauea Volcano's ongoing East Rift Zone eruption at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō have in common? They...

Last week, nearly 24,000 scientists from the U.S. and abroad met in San Francisco for the American Geophysical Union's 2015 Fall Meeting, the largest...

This time last year, Kīlauea Volcano's lava flow was threatening Pāhoa. Today, the immediate danger to Puna communities no longer exists, but lava...

Many readers know that the Island of Hawai‘i is made of five volcanoes—Kīlauea, Mauna Loa, Hualālai, Mauna Kea, and Kohala.

Modern science could not exist without exchange of data and ideas. The exchange can be informal—at meetings and in casual conversations—or formal—in...

In early November, volcano scientists from Hawai‘i, Chile, Indonesia, Italy, and Japan participated in a workshop at the Mount Fuji Research Institute...

The surface of Kīlauea Volcano is rarely stationary. There are a variety of processes that each move or change the shape of the volcano and, when...

One of the wondrous things about visiting a young lava flow on the Island of Hawai‘i is encountering the tenacious plant life that emerges from a...

A lot has changed over the past year on Kīlauea Volcano. One year ago, the June 27th flow was threatening to cross Pāhoa Village Road and, potentially...

One year ago, the now infamous June 27th lava flow was headed toward the middle of Pāhoa and threatening to cross the main village road and cut off...

It happened again. Did you notice? Last week a portion of Kīlauea Volcano's south flank slowly slipped seaward. Its movement is part of a recurring...

Geologic mapping is considered by some to be "old school" science. By current standards, there's certainly nothing glitzy or high tech about walking...

October 15, 2015, is the 3rd annual Great Hawaii ShakeOut. That day also marks the 9th anniversary of Hawaii's two most recent damaging earthquakes.