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Volcano Watch — Lava continues to flow near Kamoamoa

The eruption from the episode 51 vents has continued without interruption since October 2. The flows crossed the Chain of Craters Road near Kamoamoa...

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Volcano Watch — Volcano watchers should beware

The eruption from the episode 51 vents has continued without interruption since October 2. The flows have now advanced to within 300 feet of the Chain...

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Volcano Watch — Ten-year lava flow from Kīlauea's episode 51 continues

The 10-year long eruption of KÄ«lauea Volcano continues from the episode 51 vents located on the west flank of the Pu`u `O`o cone. The flows advanced...

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Volcano Watch — HVO making long-range forecasts

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory studies mainly the current activity of Hawai`i's volcanoes, and our eruption forecasts are limited to the short-term...

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Volcano Watch — Quake starts Kīlauea off on a busy two weeks

The last two weeks have been particularly busy on Kīlauea Volcano. On October 2, starting about 3:30 p.m., the tremor near Pu`u `O`o began to increase...

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Volcano Watch — Next Mauna Loa eruption likely at summit

Over the years, scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory have developed good techniques for short-term eruption predictions (a few hours to a...

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Volcano Watch — New map defines lava flow hazard zones on the Big Island

The U.S Geological Survey has recently published a new, full-sized map which defines the boundaries of nine lava flow hazard zones on the island. This...

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Volcano Watch — Eyewitness accounts tell terror of huge quake in 1868

Residents of Pahala felt a small earthquake (magnitude 3.7) at 10:22 p.m. on September 10. This earthquake was located a few miles northwest of the...

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Volcano Watch — What happens when all that lava flows to the surface?

"With all the lava being erupted, is there a large, empty space within the Earth where the lava came from?" This is a frequent question answered by...

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Volcano Watch — Kīlauea vents active but lava has slowed

The episode 51 vents have been continuously active since early in the morning on July 27. The active vents are located just west of the Pu`u `O`o...

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Volcano Watch — Lava unlocks subterranean mysteries

To the non-geologist, lava is hot, orange molten rock, or when cooled, smooth and gray, or black and jagged rock. However, to the geologist or...

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Volcano Watch — How are lava measurements made?

KÄ«lauea's ongoing eruption from the episode 51 vents resumed on Aug. 15 after a four-day pause in the activity and reoccupied the tube system down to...

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