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Volcano Watch – Kīlauea’s 2019-2020 lake: Recalling the watery intermission...
Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. Remember when a little puddle of green water was spotted...
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Kīlauea alert status raised to advisory
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory increased Kilauea Volcano’s alert status at advisory. Elevated rates of ground deformation in Kīlauea’s middle East Rift Zone continue following the June 22–25 upper...
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Maunaulu parking area open at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park
Large cracks along the sides of the Maunaulu lava shield. (Photo courtesy of the National Park Service) In case you haven’t heard or noticed, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park announced some great news...
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Volcano Watch: A‘o pū mākou: We learn together with PIPES
Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. This week’s article was written by HVO geologist Kendra...
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Seismicity still spiked in Kīlauea’s upper East Rift, but slightly lower than...
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park celebrated its 108th birthday on Aug. 1. “No matter how you slice it, that’s a lot of candles on our cake,” said the park in a post that day on its Facebook page. This...
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Portion of Chain of Craters Road closed again as cracks widen with continued...
A portion of Chain of Craters Road inside Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park is once again temporarily closed because of, you might have guessed, cracks in the surface. The park reports cracks that...
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Volcano Watch: Volcanic tremor or distant earthquake? Distinguishing seismic...
“Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. The Island of Hawaiʻi is one of the most seismically...
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Volcano Watch: Introducing the Island of Hawaiʻi Interagency Operations Plan...
“Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. This week’s article was written by geologist Natalia...
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Volcano Watch – Webcam upgrades keep a sharp eye on Hawaiian volcanoes
Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. Photography has been a crucial part of volcano...
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Volcano Watch – Recent intrusions follow pattern of previous events
Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. Today’s article is by HVO geophysicist Ingrid Johanson....
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Kīlauea alert level raised as magma intrusion in middle East Rift Zone continues
The Volcano Alert Level for ground-based hazards from the Big Island’s Kīlauea volcano was raised from advisory to watch as an intrustion of magma that began Sept. 14 in the middle East Rift Zone...
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Kīlauea on ‘watch’ following brief eruption on Sunday
During a USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory overflight at approximately 10:30 a.m. HST on September 16, geologists observed steam rising above freshly erupted lava west of Nāpau Crater on the remote...
View ArticleHour-long Kīlauea eruption restarts within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park
The hour-long eruption on the middle East Rift Zone of Kīlauea volcano on Sunday resumed at approximately 6 p.m., according to Hawai‘i Volcano Observatory. The eruption is occurring within a closed...
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Kīlauea eruption continues in remote area of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park
Kīlauea’s ongoing middle East Rift Zone eruption was captured during a Hawaiian Volcano Observatory helicopter overflight during the morning of Sept. 17, 2024. Geologists observed fountaining eruptive...
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‘Aloha, Tūtū Pele’: Excitement abounds as latest Kīlauea eruption continues;...
As lava fountained Tuesday, erupting from several fissures in Nāpau Crater in the middle East Rift Zone of the Big Island’s Kīlauea volcano, reaching heights of up to about 10 yards, many questions...
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Kahaualeʻa Natural Area Reserve in Puna closed due to volcanic activity
Eruptive activity at Kīlauea Volcano. Photo Courtesy: DLNR The Kahaualeʻa Natural Area Reserve in Puna is now closed for 90 days due to a shift in eruptive activity at Kīlauea Volcano, the state of...
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Chain of Craters Road reopens as Kīlauea Volcano’s eruption hazards ease
During a USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitoring overflight the morning of Sept. 18, geologists observed only very weak activity at Kīlauea’s middle East Rift Zone eruption site in Nāpau Crater....
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Lava now cascading into Nāpau Crater on northwest rim during Kīlauea eruption
The eruption of Kīlauea near Nāpau Crater in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park continues, with lava currently cascading into Nāpau Crater on the northwest rim, according to the Hawaiian Volcano...
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Lava falls continue to cascade into Nāpau Crater as Kīlauea eruption...
The Big Island’s Kīlauea volcano continues to erupt this morning, now from a fourth vent system that opened Wednesday afternoon just west of Nāpau Crater inside Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park and...
View ArticleNational Park Service: Kīlauea eruption hazards increase along Chain of...
Chain of Craters Road is open to Hōlei Sea Arch but volcanic hazards have increased from the eruption near Nāpau Crater, the National Park Service reported late Thursday afternoon. The middle East...
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