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Schematic showing collapse processes of Yellowstone Caldera

Schematic showing collapse processes of Yellowstone Caldera
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Schematic illustration showing the 1912 Novarupta eruption in Alaska and the caldera collapse at Mount Katmai

Recent caldera collapses captured by volcano monitoring networks provide insights on the collapse of the Yellowstone caldera

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Mt. Kīlauea - July 2018

Mt. Kīlauea - Before and After Caldera Collapse June 2018
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Color photograph of caldera with white text

Caldera collapse and refilling at Kīlauea—a summary of changes since 2018
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Caldera Collapse Earthquake Cycle Codes

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Schematic illustration showing the 1912 Novarupta eruption in Alaska and the caldera collapse at Mount Katmai

Schematic illustration showing the 1912 Novarupta eruption in Alaska and the caldera collapse at Mount Katmai
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Water was in Kīlauea caldera before the 2018 summit collapse
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Earthquake cycle mechanics during caldera collapse: Simulating the 2018 Kīlauea eruption

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Changes since 2018—Kīlauea summit caldera collapse and refilling

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Modeling the occurrence of M ∼ 5 caldera collapse-related earthquakes in Kīlauea volcano, Hawai'i

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Ring fault creep drives volcano-tectonic seismicity during caldera collapse of Kīlauea in 2018

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Seismic and geodetic progression of the 2018 summit caldera collapse of Kīlauea Volcano

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Incremental caldera collapse at Kīlauea Volcano recorded in ground tilt and high-rate GNSS data, with implications for collapse dynamics and the magma system

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Mechanics of inflationary deformation during Caldera collapse: Evidence from the 2018 Kīlauea Eruption

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Thinly bedded Kīlauea explosion deposits

Volcano Watch — Will this summer's limited collapse of Kīlauea caldera eventually widen?

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Color graphic showing earthquake locations and counts over time

Thumbnail image for an animation of earthquake production during the 2018 eruption and caldera collapse of Kīlauea volcano
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Caldera collapse geometry revealed by near‐field GPS displacements at Kilauea Volcano in 2018

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Color photograph of caldera wall

Volcano Watch — Water was in Kīlauea caldera before the 2018 summit collapse

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Color graphic showing earthquake locations and counts over time

Earthquake production during the 2018 eruption and caldera collapse of Kīlauea volcano
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Magma reservoir failure and the onset of caldera collapse at Kīlauea volcano in 2018

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Earthquake-derived seismic velocity changes during the 2018 caldera collapse of Kīlauea volcano

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Anatomy of a caldera collapse: Kīlauea 2018 summit seismicity sequence in high resolution

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Geology and complex collapse mechanisms of the 3.72 Ma Hannegan caldera, North Cascades, Washington, USA

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Very‐long‐period (VLP) seismic artifacts during the 2018 caldera collapse at Kīlauea, Hawaii

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Large hydromagmatic eruption related to Fernandina Volcano’s 1968 caldera collapse—Deposits, landforms, and ecosystem recovery

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Caldera collapse: Perspectives from comparing Galápagos volcanoes, nuclear-test sinks, sandbox models, and volcanoes on Mars

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USGS HVO Press Release — Earthquake Causes Part of Kīlauea Caldera Rim to Collapse

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Lithic breccia and ignimbrite erupted during the collapse of Crater Lake Caldera, Oregon

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HVO scientists continue their survey of Kīlauea caldera floor, including the down-dropped block, for volcanic gas emissions

Kīlauea caldera gas mapping—August 3, 2021
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Color photo of Kilauea caldera showing the down-dropped blocks that formed during the 2018 caldera collapse

Aerial view of eastern half of Kīlauea summit caldera
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