Volcano Watch

The formation of new islands invariably sparks the imagination. On June 6th a submarine eruption began at Metis Shoal in the Tonga Islands. A passing...

On Monday and Tuesday of this past week, large waves generated by a storm near New Zealand caused considerable damage on the west coast of Hawai'i...

Hawaii is seismically very active. During a typical month, there are invariably several earthquakes that are large enough to be felt. This past month...

The eruption along Kīlauea's East Rift Zone continues with little change. Lava from two vents on the south and west sides of the Pu'u 'O'o cone is...

Maps showing volcanic hazard zones for the Big Island were first prepared in 1974 by the U.S. Geological Survey.

The main function of the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is to reduce the risk from volcanic activity.
 

The current eruption along Kīlauea's East Rift Zone continues with passive effusion of lava. The lava is transported underground to the coast along...

Sitting at lunch on Wednesday, many residents of the island of Hawaii might have thought that someone or something had kicked their chairs. Of course...

The 12-year-long eruption on Kīlauea's east rift zone continues, with vents on the southwestern flank of the Pu`u `O`o cone feeding directly into lava...

A team of volcanologists from the U.S. Geological Survey has been monitoring an eruption that began just after midnight on April 3 on Fogo in the Cape...

Many of the islands that dot the center of the Pacific Ocean are made up of active, dormant, or extinct volcanoes, whose geologic histories are...

April 10th marks the aniversary of the 1926 eruption of Mauna Loa Volcano. The eruption was preceded by several widely felt earthquakes about one hour...

The 12-year long eruption along Kīlauea's east rift zone continued without interruption during the past two weeks. 

Last Sunday evening, March 19, the Hawaiian Islands were shaken by a moderate earthquake located south of Kahoolawe and west of Hawaii. The earthquake...

Kīlauea's 12-year-old East Rift Zone eruption continues with lava issuing from vents on the southwest flank of Pu'u 'O'o.

The "Volcano Watch" column from January 22, which provided information about earthquake damage from the Kobe earthquake in Japan and then described...

The U.S. Geological Survey has been working with the JASON Project, which began filming this past Monday in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, to produce...

I want to thank all of you who came to our first-ever open house this past Monday. The number of people who wanted to see what we do and how we do it...

The U.S. Geological Survey' Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, National Biological Service, National Park Service, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Kīlauea...

From February 13-18, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and the National Park Service will host a team of scientists and engineers from NASA...