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Equipment check at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

The team at the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is one of several finalists nominated for the 2019 Service to America Medals.

Researchers study ash from Kīlauea summit explosions

With the one-year anniversary of the onset of Kīlauea Volcano's 2018 lower East Rift Zone eruption upon us, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)...

The last 'hurrah' for a GPS instrument on the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater edge

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.2 earthquake on Saturday, April 27, 2019, at 5:26 p.m. HST.

Webcam check at Halema‘uma‘u

May 3, 2019, marks the one-year anniversary of the start of Kīlauea Volcano's 2018 lower East Rift Zone eruption. Over the past year, USGS Hawaiian...

When a major geologic event occurs, scientists who study such events and the people who are directly or indirectly impacted by it seek to understand...

Details about two upcoming talks presented by HVO scientists on April 23 and May 2 are posted.