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Volcano Watch
Volcano Watch is a weekly newsletter written by the scientists at the US Geological Survey's
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. It is published in the Hawaii Tribune-Herald's Sunday
newspaper and the West Hawai'i Today's Monday newspaper, and posted here the following
Monday or Tuesday. While primarily addressed to the residents of the Big Island of Hawai`i,
some articles may have a broader scope. Article topics may range from volcanic features on the
Big Island, volcanic hazards, informational topics of Long Valley, Montserrat, or Alaska, to topics
about the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
Latest Issue:
October 7, 2004: Mount St. Helens back In the News
Previous Issue:
September 30, 2003:
Jim Kauahikaua new Scientist-in-Charge of HVO
Kilauea Eruption Status
From Volcano Watch, October 7, 2004: Eruptive activity at Pu`u `O`o continues weakly. The Banana flow is no longer active. Scattered breakouts are taking place within a wide expanse of the PKK flow east of the Banana flow, and one small tongue of lava has been moving down Pulama pali since September 22. The eruptive activity in Pu`u `O`o's crater is weak, with sporadic minor spattering.
No earthquakes were reported felt on the island during the week ending October 6.
Mauna Loa is not erupting. The summit region continues to inflate slowly. Seismic activity continues at a slightly higher level than during the past several weeks. Only 47 earthquakes were recorded beneath the summit area during the past week. Nearly all of the earthquakes of this ongoing activity are of long-period type, have magnitudes less than 3, and are deep, 40 km (23 miles) or more.
Visit our website (hvo.wr.usgs.gov) for daily volcano updates and nearly real-time earthquake information.
For maps, photographs, and more current information see Kilauea's eruption update page. Visit The Hawaii Center for Volcanology for captivating eruptive photos and a history of the eruption.
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USGS, HVO would like to thank Gerard Fryer at SOEST for doing a great job posting, archiving, and maintaining our Volcano Watch articles on their website from December 30, 1994 through March 6, 1998.
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