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Most earthquakes were smaller than magnitude-2, but there were 5 earthquakes magnitude-3 or higher in the upper East Rift Zone.

Over the past 24 hours, there were approximately 67 earthquakes detected beneath Kīlauea’s summit and approximately 172 earthquakes detected beneath the upper East Rift Zone, mostly at depths of 0.0–1.2 miles beneath the ground surface.

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is lowering the Volcano Alert Level for ground-based hazards from WATCH to ADVISORY and the Aviation Color Code from ORANGE to YELLOW.

Recent visitors to Kaluapele, the summit area of Kīlauea, have left behind roasting pans filled with meat, poke to unopened packages of Chips Ahoy cookies, fruit, candy bars and burning incense sticks. Officials from Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park say they’ve been left as offerings to pay respects to Pelehonuamea, the elemental deity of volcanism and […]

Overall, the National Park Service announced that 400 national parks reported a total of 325.5 million visitors in 2023, an increase of 13 million or 4% over 2022.

A series of earthquake swarms began suddenly at Kīlauea’s summit on October 4, 2023.

Elevated seismicity beneath Kīlauea summit region began Oct. 4 18 days after an eruption, which lasted only six days.

Elevated seismic activity continues in an area south of Kīlauea’s summit caldera, though levels were slightly lower Monday

Kīlauea’s activity from 2018 until 2023 has been compared to cycles of summit collapse and refilling of lava prior to 1924, but it also exhibited similar behavior during the 1967-68 Halema‘uma‘u eruption.

Lava flows have inundated much of the crater floor, which is nearly 300 acres.

Late Monday afternoon, earthquake activity picked up at Kīlauea’s summit.

Smiling rangers welcomed visitors back to Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park Saturday, Sept. 22, after its closing May 11 due to unprecedented volcanic activity.

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory discusses Kilauea Volcano’s eighth anniversary of summit eruption in Halema‘uma‘u Crater in this week’s Volcano Watch.

A lava flow began to erupt from a vent on the northeast side of Puʻu ʻŌʻō’s crater floor on Thursday, but ceased at Midnight, according to Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

Inflationary tilt has begun at Kilauea’s summit early Wednesday morning.

Inflationary tilt continues to occur at the summit of Kilauea. Flat tilt has also been recorded in the past day.

In this week’s Volcano Watch, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory discusses how the past is the key to the future at Kilauea.

Tiltmeter data at the summit of Kilauea on Tuesday was reported as flat by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

Around 2 a.m. Wednesday, a small lava flow emerged from a vent on the east crater floor. The flow was within the Puʻu ʻŌʻō crater and stopped 45 minutes later.

Kilauea’s summit has switched slight to deflationary tilt, however, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says the change is so minuscule that no changes were seen.