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Current Activity
Kilauea eruption update:
Kilauea volcano (Hawai'i): summit crater lake grows, volcano remains calm
The crater lake in Kilauea's Halema'uma'u crater (image: HVO / USGS)
Tuesday, Aug 27, 2019
The volcano continues to be calm at the surface with no sign of new volcanic activity in the short term. ... [more]
Kilauea volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: POSS NEW EM.
Friday, Nov 23, 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Satellite photo of Kilauea volcano, showing the summit caldera and parts of its east rift zone with the active vent Pu'u 'O'o.
Satellite photo of Kilauea volcano, showing the summit caldera and parts of its east rift zone with the active vent Pu'u 'O'o.

Three-dimesional view of Kilauea volcano based on satellite imagery.
Three-dimesional view of Kilauea volcano based on satellite imagery.

Map of Kilauea volcano, Big Island Hawai'i
Map of Kilauea volcano, Big Island Hawai'i
 

Kilauea Volcano Videos

Shield volcano 1277 m (4,190 ft)
Hawai'i, 19.41°N / -155.29°W
Kilauea volcano: activity at Pu'u 'O'o during the past 2 weeks

Time-lapse video of the thermal webcam placed on the northern rim of Pu'u 'O'o. 3 active vents with occasional small lava overflows are visible. More at http://webcams.volcanodiscovery.com

Time-lapse of Kīlauea lava flowing downhill on September 21, 2013

Kilauea volcano, Hawai'i: Lava from Kīlauea volcano's Peace Day fissure eruption flows downhill towards Kalapana on September 21, 2013. These lava flows have been active on and off for the past 2 weeks, after a partial change in the plumbing system of the volcano. Contact us for more information about visiting this and other fantastic volcanic sites!
 

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Mayon
Mayon volcano photos: Mayon on Luzon Island, towering above Legazpi city is famous for being one of the most perfectly symmetrical stratovolcanoes in the world. It is also one of the most active and most dangerous volcanoes (not only) in the Philippines.
Earthquake News
Earthquake News: News in this category include: latest and archived earthquake lists & maps, reports, largest recent earthquakes, quakes near volcanoes, significant quakes etc - news and articles about earthquakes world-wide.
Raung
Raung volcano photos: One of the largest and most active volcanoes in East Java, rarely-visited and relatively unknown Raung became (in)famous during its recent eruption in 2015 when its frequent ash plumes forced the repeated closure of Bali's airport.
Subduction zones
Convergent plate boundaries and subduction zones: As an oceanic plates collides with another plate, it is subducted and generates volcanism on the overlying plate.
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