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(Activity updates are written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.) Very small breakouts have been sporadically active at the base of the pali over the past week, but otherwise, no significant breakouts have been observed on the flow field. On Saturday, Sept. 4, a small lava pond formed in the west […]

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(Volcano Watch is a weekly article written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.) Like other volcano observatories, HVO devotes most of its resources to volcano monitoring, using time-tested methods that have been found to deliver data useful for understanding and forecasting volcanic behavior. But the monitoring toolkit is not static; it […]

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(Activity updates are written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.)  Over the past week, breakouts along the new Quarry flow were scattered from the top of the Pulama pali to the coast, where the Ki ocean entry remains active. As of this writing (Thursday, May 20), small breakouts are active along […]

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(Volcano Watch is a weekly article written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.) On May 21, 2010, Kilauea Volcano’s ongoing eruption reaches a milestone: 10,000 days! The eruption began Jan. 3, 1983, when a series of fissures roared to life on Kilauea’s east rift zone. As the eruption progressed, it eventually […]

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(Activity updates are written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.)  On Kilauea’s east rift zone, breakouts along the east margin of the Thanksgiving Eve Breakout (TEB) flow remain active on the Pulama pali. The active flow front was just a few hundred yards from rejoining the main TEB flow field on […]

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(Activity updates are written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.)  Surface flows have been active on Pulama pali within the Royal Gardens subdivision and on the coastal plain along the west edge of the subdivision. The flows have advanced very little across the coastal plain over the past week and are […]

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(Volcano Watch is a weekly article written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.) As we get ready to enjoy Independence Day fireworks, Pele has been giving scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory some spectacular displays of lava activity within Halemaumau Crater.   Views into the vent — just over a year […]

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(Activity updates are written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.)  Surface flows in the Royal Gardens subdivision may have stagnated early this past week in response to a deflation-inflation (DI) event at Kilauea’s summit. Smoke continues to rise, however, from forested kipuka in the subdivision, indicating that at least some burning […]

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(Activity updates are written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.)  The Waikupanaha and Kupapau ocean entries remain active. Surface flows inland from Kupapau, which began late last week following a deflation–inflation (DI) event at Kilauea’s summit, remain active along the eastern boundary of the National Park. At Kilauea’s summit, the vent […]

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(Activity updates are written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.)  The Waikupanaha and Kupapau ocean entries remain active. Surface flows over the past week have broadened the Kupapau delta, which now extends along the coastline for about 0.6 miles. A deflation/inflation (DI) event at Kilauea’s summit (ongoing as of Thursday, April […]

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(Activity updates are written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.) The Waikupanaha and Kupapau ocean entries remain active, though activity at the Kupapau entry has been subdued over the past week.  Only a few surface flows were observed on the coastal plain Thursday, March 26, with this reduced activity possibly due […]

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(Activity updates are written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.) The Waikupanaha ocean entry remains active, as does a new ocean entry near Kupapau that started late last week.  Though a deflation/inflation (DI) event at Kilauea’s summit Wednesday and Thursday may have slightly perturbed the flow of lava through the lava […]

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(Activity updates are written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.) The Waikupanaha ocean entry remains active, and a small collapse early Wednesday morning (March 11) removed part of the delta there.  West of the ocean entry, lava flows were active on the coastal plain and had reached to within 200 yards […]

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(Volcano Watch is a weekly article written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.) It seems like only yesterday when the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitored a several-week build-up in seismic tremor levels and sulfur dioxide emissions in early 2008.   While some staff members speculated that a small summit eruption might be […]

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