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Resident dies, found in closed area of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
A 33-year-old Hawaiʻi man has died after being found in a closed area of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park last week. Park officials say the volcano was not erupting at the time of the incident.
Volcano Watch — Where does Kīlauea tephra go? The answer is blowin’ in the wind
The spectacular series of Kīlauea eruption episodes over the past six months has been remarkably safe for public viewing, but a simple change in the wind or brief vent collapse could cause dramatic changes in the hazards the volcano presents.
Volcano Watch: Halemaʻumaʻu eruption reaches new heights as HVO updates Volcano Alert Notifications
Record-setting lava fountain and plume heights were reached during Episode 23 of the Kīlauea summit caldera eruption. Given increasing airborne hazards associated with each new eruptive episode, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is changing its episode notification types.
Eruption at Kīlauea remains paused since Friday night
The eruption at Kīlauea volcano that began on Monday, Dec. 23 remains paused as of 8:40 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 3, according to the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Glow from the crater floor remains but is much diminished from the previous night. Glow could persist for days.
Volcano Watch: Happy New Year, Hawaiian volcano style
People around the world greet the New Year with fireworks and other celebrations. Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park visitors got to greet 2025 with displays of lava fountaining from the southwest part of Kaluapele, the summit caldera of Kīlauea volcano.
Kīlauea eruption that started a week ago, continues at summit caldera
The eruption at Kīlauea volcano that began on Monday, Dec. 23, continues today. Over the past day, vents in the southwest portion of the caldera have continued producing a fan of lava flows covering the southwest portion of the crater floor, with sustained lava fountaining, according to a daily update issued by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
Kīlauea eruption enters its third phase
The eruption at Kīlauea volcano that began on Monday, Dec. 23, is now in its third phase with low level eruptive activity reported today.
Volcano Watch – Recent intrusions follow pattern of previous events
An intrusion is an injection of magma into rock, that causes ground deformation and seismicity but does not result in an eruption.
Unrest continues beneath Kīlauea as number of quakes doubles during past day
There were about 50 quakes beneath the volcano’s summit and 100 under the upper East Rift Zone compared with 20 and 50 the day before.
