Hawai'i Volcano Blog
VIDEO: Kīlauea’s Earthquakes & Eruptions, April–August, 2018
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) released this video on Saturday, May 4, 2019.
VOLCANO WATCH: New Insights Gained
A year ago, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and Hawai‘i residents were in the throes of an historically unprecedented series of events for Kīlauea.
VIDEO: ‘Hawai‘i: Living on the Edge In Paradise?’
Students from Pace University’s Media, Communications and Visual Arts (MCVA) department visited Hawai‘i in March of 2019.
HVO Named Finalist for 2019 Sammies Award
The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has been named as a finalist for a 2019 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals (Sammies) award.
HVO UPDATE: Last ‘Hurrah’ for GPS Instrument
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory released an update on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.
Finding a Silver Lining: One-Year Kīlauea Update
May 3, 2019, marks the one-year anniversary of the start of Kīlauea Volcano’s 2018 Lower East Rift Zone eruption.
VOLCANO WATCH: One Year Later, HVO Staff Reflects on Historic Event
With the anniversary of the Kīlauea Volcano’s 2018 LERZ eruption upon us, HVO staff, like many Hawai‘i residents, are reflecting on this historic event.
HVO UPDATE: Earthquake was Widely Felt Across East Hawai‘i
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory released an update on Tuesday, April 30, 2019.
What HVO Geologists Learned From Kīlauea’s 2018 Eruption
May 3, 2019, marks the one-year anniversary of the start of Kīlauea Volcano’s 2018 lower East Rift Zone eruption.
One Year After Kīlauea Caldera’s Summit Collapses, Repair Efforts Continue
Staff at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park continue efforts to repair and reopen trails and roads, assess and monitor unsafe areas.
What Caused—or Did Not Cause—2018 Kīlauea Eruption?
Was the eruption caused by or related to geothermal drilling and energy production on Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone?
HVO UPDATE: Kīlauea Will Erupt Again
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory released the following update on Tuesday, April 16, 2019.
VOLCANO WATCH: Survey Helps Finalize USGS Lava Thickness Map
The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) released a preliminary map of lava flow thicknesses for Kīlauea Volcano’s 2018 lower East Rift Zone eruption.
HVO UPDATE: Low Rates of Seismicity Continue Across Volcano
The U.S. Geological Survey released the following weekly update on Tuesday, April 9, 2019.
VOLCANO WATCH: Eruption Pause Provides Opportunity
The end of Kīlauea’s 2018 eruption this past September was accompanied by an enormous decrease in the amount of sulfur dioxide gas (SO2) emitted from the volcano.
USGS Releases New Photos of Lower East Rift Zone
The U.S. Geological Survey released these photos of the Lower East Rift Zone taken on March 29, and April 2, 2019.
VOLCANO WATCH: Why Are New Outcrops So Important
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) reports that a good field geologist is an opportunist.
HVO Lowering Alert Level From Advisory to Normal
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that Kīlauea Volcano is quiet.
Rockfalls Continue to Change Shape of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō
Models show Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō to be a little wider and not as deep as it used to be…
M5.5 Quake: A Bump in the Night Toward More Typical Seismic Background
To those who endured the near-daily shaking from last summer’s collapse events at Kīlauea’s summit, this week’s earthquake was clearly different.
