The recent first anniversary of the appearance of water at Kīlauea’s summit is a reminder of how much has changed since the end of the 2018 eruption and summit collapse.
VOLCANOWatch: Deep Repeating Earthquakes Beneath Mauna Kea
Mauna Kea volcano hasn’t erupted in over 4,500 years, but that doesn’t mean it’s quiet. In fact, for decades it has been hiding one of the most unique seismic signals
VOLCANOWatch: Tech Talk Part 2
Last week’s “Volcano Watch” article introduced the role of “technician” at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. This week, we present the introspective of Steven Fuke’s life (schematic diagram) as an “electronics
VOLCANOWatch: Extraordinary Tenure Ends for Leader of HVO
The extraordinary leadership of Tina Neal as Scientist-in-Charge of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory comes to an end this week when she returns to the Alaska Volcano Observatory after fulfilling
VOLCANOWatch: Kīlauea’s 1952 Summit Eruption Ended a Long Period of Inactivity
On June 27, 1952, an eruption started at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano, ending a period of quiescence that had lasted nearly 18 years. During the nearly two decades of quiet on Kīlauea following a summit eruption in 1934, there were
The 1919–1920 Mauna Iki Eruption at Kīlauea Volcano
As many people have noted, the last global pandemic was raging one hundred years ago. Kīlauea was erupting 100 years ago, although it was certainly not quite as significant of an
VOLCANOWatch: New Assessment of Kīlauea’s Extreme SO2 Emission Rates in 2018
If you were around the Island of Hawai‘i—or even other Hawaiian Islands, or Guam!—between May and August of 2018, you likely know that Kīlauea’s lower East Rift Zone eruption released
VOLCANOWatch: HVO assists CSAV with International Training
The mission of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is “to monitor, investigate, and assess hazards from active volcanoes and earthquakes in Hawaii, and communicate results of this work
VOLCANOWatch: HVO Looks to the Past to Better Understand Future Mauna Loa Eruptions
Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano on Earth, has erupted, on average, every 5–6 years during the past 3,000 years. Eruptions on Mauna Loa occur at the summit of the
VOLCANOWatch: Chemical Analyses Shed Light on Possible Origins of Island Ash Deposits
The origin(s) of volcanic ash deposits on the Island of Hawai‘i have been an enigma, especially those found on and between Kīlauea and Mauna Loa. We know that ash is