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All webcams are courtesy USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Kīlauea - Summit Cams

Kīlauea is the youngest and most agile volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi, with a consistently active summit caldera that oft hosts lava lake-way eruptions. According to Native Hawaiian tradition, Halemaʻumaʻu crater is the domicile of the volcanic deity Pele.

Learn more about Kīlauea or get updates on electric current activity.

Disclaimer: The webcams are operational 24/vii and faithfully record the dark of dark if there are no sources of incandescence or other lights. Thermal webcams record oestrus rather than lite and go better views through volcanic gas. At times, clouds and rain obscure visibility. The cameras are discipline to sporadic breakdown, and may not exist repaired immediately. Some cameras are observing an surface area that is off-limits to the full general public because of significant volcanic hazards.

Kīlauea- East Rift Zone Cams

Radiating out from the summit, Kīlauea has 2 rift zones stretching to the east and southwest. The east rift is historically the more than active of the two, most recently erupting from January 1983 to August 2018.

Puʻuʻōʻō West Flank [PWcam] preview image

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Puʻuʻōʻō West Flank [PWcam]

This image is from a research photographic camera positioned on the northwest flank of Puʻuʻōʻō, looking southwest.

Courtesy of USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

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Puʻuʻōʻō South Flank [PScam] preview image

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Puʻuʻōʻō South Flank [PScam]

This image is from a temporary inquiry photographic camera positioned but south of Puʻuʻōʻō, looking north at the southern flank of the cone.

Courtesy of USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

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Puʻuʻōʻō East Flank [PEcam] preview image

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Puʻuʻōʻō East Flank [PEcam]

This image is from a temporary research camera positioned northeast of Puʻuʻōʻō, on Puʻu Halulu, looking southwest toward the northeast flank of Puʻuʻōʻō.

Courtesy of USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

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Mauna Loa Cams

The largest volcano on earth, Mauna Loa is comprised of a principal peak caldera called Moku'āweoweo and three rift zones to the northeast, northwest, and southwest. We are currently in the volcano's longest tranquility catamenia since written records have been kept, as it has not erupted since 1984. Read more than about Mauna Loa.

Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera from the Northwest Rim [MLcam] preview image

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Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera from the Northwest Rim [MLcam]

This image is from a temporary research camera positioned on the north rim of Mokuʻāweoweo, the superlative caldera of Mauna Loa volcano past the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. If you look carefully around early morning or belatedly evening, you may see a few thermal areas emitting steam.

Courtesy of USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

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Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera Thermal from the Northwest Rim [MTcam] preview image

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Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera Thermal from the Northwest Rim [MTcam]

This image is from a temporary thermal camera located on the n rim of the Mauna Loa superlative caldera.  The temperature calibration is in degrees Celsius up to a maximum of 500 degrees (932 degrees Fahrenheit) for this camera model, and scales automatically based on the maximum and minimum temperatures on the caldera floor and not the whole frame, which sometimes results in the rim (bottom of prototype) looking saturated (white).

Courtesy of USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

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Middle of Mauna Loa Southwest Rift Zone [M2cam] preview image

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Middle of Mauna Loa Southwest Rift Zone [M2cam]

This image is from a inquiry photographic camera positioned on a cone in the Southwest Rift Zone of Mauna Loa in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.  The camera looks northeast (upslope), focusing on the centre part of the Southwest Rift Zone. The volcano's summit is at upper right.

Courtesy of USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

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Upper Part of Mauna Loa Southwest Rift Zone [M3cam] preview image

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Upper Part of Mauna Loa Southwest Rift Zone [M3cam]

This paradigm is from a research camera positioned on a cone on the Southwest Rift Zone of Mauna Loa in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.  The camera looks northeast (upslope), focusing on the upper part of the Southwest Rift Zone. The upper flank of Mauna Loa forms the skyline.

Courtesy of USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

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Terminal updated: Jan 19, 2022