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Volcano Watch — A deep dive into Hawaiʻi’s deep earthquake
Island of Hawaiʻi residents may have felt shaking recently from large, deep earthquakes. Deep earthquakes like this have been recorded since the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) first started monitoring Hawaii’s volcanoes in 1912.
Volcano Watch — Hawaiʻi Five-O! Fifty fountaining episodes at Kīlauea summit
Hawaiʻi, the 50th state, reached a golden anniversary last Saturday, June 27. Surprise, it’s the 50th fountaining episode of the ongoing episodic eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea.
Precursory activity begins at Kīlauea; eruption window start for Episode 50 is today or tomorrow
The summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu has resumed with weak precursory spattering, no overflows have occurred at this time. The onset of episode 50 fountaining will most likely occur between today, June 26, and tomorrow, June 27. Fountaining episodes typically last less than 12 hours but ash can remain in the air longer depending on wind and weather.
Magnitude 3.16 earthquake in Nāpōʻopoʻo is likely an aftershock from the M6 quake on May 22
A magnitude-3.16 earthquake occurred 8 miles south of Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo on the Island of Hawaiʻi at a depth of 13 miles below sea level at 8:34 a.m. HST on June 25, 2026.
M3.6 earthquake consistent with slip along Kīlauea volcano’s south flank
A magnitude-3.6 earthquake occurred 9 miles south of the village of Volcano on the Island of Hawaiʻi at 8:29 a.m. on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. The quake occurred at a depth of 5 miles below sea level, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
M3.8 earthquake at Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo likely due to stress within west flank of Maunaloa
A magnitude-3.8 earthquake occurred 13 miles south of Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo on the Island of Hawaiʻi at a depth of 3 miles below sea level at 6:20 a.m. HST on Monday, June 22, 2026.
Early morning earthquake on on Hawaiʻi Island attributed to seismic swarm under the Pāhala area
“This earthquake is part of the seismic swarm under the Pāhala area, which has been going on since 2019,” according to the HVO. “Earthquakes in this region have been observed at least as far back as the 1960s.”
Kīlauea episode 49 ends after nearly eight hours of lava fountaining; alert level lowered
Kīlauea’s Episode 49 eruption at Halemaʻumaʻu crater has ended, prompting the US Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory to lower alert levels.
Volcano Watch — Remembering the 1926 Maunaloa eruption a century later
April marked the 100-year anniversary of Mauna Loa’s 1926 Southwest Rift Zone eruption. This eruption is most remembered for the destruction of Ho‘ōpūloa village, a few miles north of Miloliʻi Bay. It also marks the first known instance of aerial photography of an advancing Hawaiian lava flow, and well-organized police-led eruption crowd management.
HVO: Tuesday’s 4.7 Hawaiʻi Island earthquake was similar in origin but unrelated to the 6.0 quake from May 22
The HVO reports Tuesday’s earthquake was similar in origin but unrelated to the magnitude-6 that occurred on May 22 and the magnitude-4.6 that occurred on June 2 on the west side of the island.
Halemaʻumaʻu now has the most fountaining episodes ever recorded for an episodic fountaining eruption
Episode 48 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption at the summit of Kīlauea ended abruptly at 1:37 p.m. HST on June 1, 2026, after 9 hours of continuous lava fountaining from the north vent. The eruption is currently paused.
Volcano Watch: Kīlauea all tied up at 47 episodes
Episode 47 of lava fountaining during the ongoing episodic summit eruption of the Big Island volcano tied the 1983-86 initial phase of the Pu‘u‘ō‘ō eruption on Kīlauea, which had a total of 47 events, for the most fountaining episodes ever recorded — so far — at the volcano; so how do these historic eruptions compare?
UPDATE: Episode 46 lava fountaining ends at summit of Kīlauea, about 9 hours after it began
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that Episode 46 of the ongoing episodic summit eruption of Kīlauea volcano within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island ended shortly before 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, after just more than 9 hours of continuous lava fountaining.
Volcano Watch — Kīlauea summit eruptions outside of Halemaʻumaʻu
Volcano Watch: While eruptions at the summit of Kīlauea most frequently occur within Halemaʻumaʻu, they can occur outside of the modern caldera as well.
Update: Kīlauea’s eruption paused; Episode 45 ends after 8.5 hours of lava fountaining
Episode 45 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended abruptly at 10:01 a.m. HST on April 23, 2026, after 8.5 hours of continuous lava fountaining. The eruption is currently paused.
Kīlauea Episode 44 lava fountaining marked by 800 foot lava fountains, tephra fallout
Episode 44 of the ongoing Kīlauea eruption at Halemaʻumaʻu began at 11:10 a.m. today, April 9, with lava fountaining at the summit caldera.
Lava spattering at Kīlauea calms, with experts forecasting potential change in eruptive window
There were no overflows from either of the Halemaʻumaʻu eruptive vents in the past 24 hours, according to the daily update from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
Precursory activity begins ahead of Episode 44 of the Kīlauea eruption Friday morning
A fountaining eruption at Kīlauea’s caldera is projected between April 6 to April 14, potentially impacting residents and visitors with ash and tephra.
Kauaʻi community mourns loss of Hollywood icon and part-time resident Chuck Norris
Martial arts, TV and movie icon Chuck Norris’s sudden passing on Kauaʻi has left the close-knit North Shore community and fans around the world in mourning.
Onset of next Kīlauea episode is forecast between March 30 and April 8
The Halemaʻumaʻu eruption of Kīlauea is paused. The summit is currently deflating, but tremor continues. Preliminary models suggest the forecast window for the onset of episode 44 lava fountaining is March 30 to April 8.
