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Volcanoes of the Pacific Ocean (328)

Southern Pacific Ocean (4 volcanoes): Antipodes Island | Hollister Ridge | Udintsev Transform | Unnamed

Southwestern Pacific (4 volcanoes): Eastern Gemini Seamount | Hunter Island | Matthew Island | Unnamed 25.78°S/168.63°E

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Wed, 29 Jun 2022, 14:00

Kilauea volcano (Hawaiian Islands, USA) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 22 June-28 June 2022 (Continuing Activity)

HVO reported that lava continued to effuse from a vent in the lower W wall of Kilauea's Halema`uma`u Crater during 22-28 June, entering the lava lake and flowing onto the crater floor. The lake remained active all week, and nearly continuous breakouts occurred along the margins. The Aviation Color Code and the Volcano Alert Level remained at Orange and Watch, respectively. ... Read all

Sun, 26 Jun 2022, 08:52

Kilauea volcano update: deflation-inflation pattern continues

Summit instruments registered a deflation around 17:00 local time on 24 June. ... Read all

Wed, 22 Jun 2022, 17:00

Kilauea volcano (Hawaiian Islands, USA) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 15 June-21 June 2022 (Continuing Activity)

HVO reported that lava continued to effuse from a vent in the lower W wall of Kilauea's Halema`uma`u Crater during 14-22 June, entering the lava lake and flowing onto the crater floor. The surface of the lava lake was continuously active all week, and nearly continuous breakouts occurred along the margins. The lake level was variable in response to cycles of inflation and deflation. ... Read all

Tue, 21 Jun 2022, 18:57

Kilauea volcano update: uplift followed magma intrusion at midnight

The recent deflation pattern at the volcano over the last 48 hours reverted into an inflation in the midnight of 20 June. ... Read all

Mon, 20 Jun 2022, 19:59

Kilauea volcano update: deflation continues

Summit instruments detected a deflation starting around the midnight of 18 June with ground subsidence by approx. 2.5 microradians. The lava lake level has dropped by about 3 meters (10 ft) since the ground deformation started. This is most likely reflects reverts of magma batch movements under the surface leading to the lava lake sinking. ... Read all

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