During the first few years of Kīlauea Volcano’s Puʻu ʻŌʻŠeruption, episodic high lava fountains produced multiple lava flows. After each event, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists measured its thicknesses.
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Posted on 11:31 am, Thursday, March 7, 2019.
During the first few years of Kīlauea Volcano’s Puʻu ʻŌʻŠeruption, episodic high lava fountains produced multiple lava flows. After each event, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists measured its thicknesses.
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Posted on 11:23 am, Thursday, March 7, 2019.
Deformation signals are consistent with refilling of Kīlauea Volcano’s deep East Rift Zone (ERZ) magma reservoir.
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Posted on 3:13 pm, Thursday, February 28, 2019.
Since the end of the 2018 lower East Rift Zone eruption questions have surfaced concerning how long it will take for the new lava flows to solidify.
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Posted on 2:50 pm, Thursday, February 28, 2019.
KÄ«lauea is not erupting. Rates of seismicity, deformation, and gas release have not changed significantly over the past week.
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Posted on 2:10 pm, Thursday, February 21, 2019.
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) smells are still sometimes detected around the island, but it’s another gas emitted by Kīlauea that has become more important lately—carbon dioxide (CO2).
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Posted on 1:35 pm, Thursday, February 21, 2019.
Deformation signals are consistent with refilling of Kīlauea Volcano’s deep East Rift Zone (ERZ).
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Posted on 1:23 pm, Thursday, February 14, 2019.
Deformation signals are consistent with refilling of Kīlauea Volcano’s deep East Rift Zone. Sulfur dioxide emission rates in the lower ERZ have been below detection limits since early September 2018.
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Posted on 1:21 pm, Thursday, February 14, 2019.
Seismologists call these events “flexural earthquakes†to reflect their cause (bending of the Pacific Plate).
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Posted on 3:46 pm, Thursday, February 7, 2019.
KÄ«lauea is not erupting. Rates of seismicity, deformation, and gas release have not changed significantly over the past week.
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Posted on 3:41 pm, Thursday, February 7, 2019.
How did scientists evaluate how long the Kilauea Eruption would last in 2018?
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Posted on 1:02 pm, Thursday, January 31, 2019.
KÄ«lauea is not erupting. Rates of seismicity, deformation, and gas release have not changed significantly over the past week.
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Posted on 12:57 pm, Thursday, January 31, 2019.
One of the most frequent questions asked of USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) scientists the last several months has been, “Is the Lower East Rift eruption over?â€
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Posted on 2:23 pm, Thursday, December 20, 2018.
KÄ«lauea is not erupting. Rates of seismicity, deformation, and gas release have not changed significantly over the past week. Deformation signals are consistent with refilling of the middle ERZ.
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Posted on 1:59 pm, Thursday, December 20, 2018.
The field day begins with a summit weather check at first light. It is a reflective moment at 6:15 a.m. atop KÄ«lauea Volcano, and the….
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