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Kīlauea is not erupting. Episode 30 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended abruptly at 12:55 p.m. HST on August 6 after 12 hours of continuous...

When most people think of erupting water, they probably have geysers, like Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park, in mind. However, Kīlauea...

Kīlauea is not erupting. Episode 30 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption took place over about 12 hours on August 6. On August 8, USGS Hawaiian...

Episode 30 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at approximately 1:20 a.m. HST on August 6, 2025

The ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption is currently paused. USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists conducted an observational helicopter overflight...

The ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption is currently paused. USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists made observations of the summit region on July 24...

If you’ve read “Volcano Watch” articles before, you can probably list several reasons that scientists study volcanoes. However, there is another...

Episode 29 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended at 6:35 p.m. HST, July 20, 2025, after over 13 hours of sustained lava fountaining. 

On July 17, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory staff conducted a UAS (uncrewed aircraft systems) flight of the recent eurption site at Kīlauea summit.

Lava fountains at the summit of Kīlauea have been shining a spotlight on Hawaii’s most active volcano but let us not forget the larger one looming in...