Earthquakes Continue at Kilauea Volcano, Prompting Road Closures in Park: Geologist Weighs In

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Published 2024-05-02

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano continues to produce seismic unrest in the upper East Rift Zone. Geology professor Shawn Willsey shares the latest data and news. Support geology education via:

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USGS Monitoring data: www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/science/past-week-m…

All Comments (21)

@shawnwillsey 14 days ago

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@jk9300111 14 days ago

I had friends from Ventura that were staying in Kalapana back in '85 or '86 when Kilauea first started coming back to life. They witnessed some of the biggest eruptions, they saw burning rocks the size of small houses being tossed in the air like pebbles. Soon after, Kalapana was gone.
@laencleardale 14 days ago

Not my field, not something that I've been terribly interested in before. Your very clear and understandable style gives me lots of information with no hyperbole or click bait. Subscribed and slowly going through your back catalog. Thank you for sharing this knowledge and expertise with us.
@nitawynn9538 14 days ago

Thanks for the update. I appreciate you doing this during your busy life.
@valoriel4464 14 days ago

Thx, Prof, for another interesting geo-adventure. ✌🏻
@poppawolf26 14 days ago

Aloha from Makaha.....morning updates with Shawn....love it
@vipertwin175 14 days ago

Good Morning Shawn, from Grand Forks, ND
@sandrinet.4638 14 days ago

Thank you @shawnwillsey for another excellent update! We enjoy watching them as much as you enjoy making them :)
@timpointing 14 days ago

I'm glad that you know your way around the USGS site. I tried to find the live webcams of Kīlauea and just bounced around a whole lot for 5-10 minutes! Sheesh! Thanks for the update, as always. Good to have a Geologist to interpret the data and likely scenarios.
@bjorndebakker 14 days ago

Nice also these updates from Hawaii!
@jefferyporter9645 14 days ago

Hello Shawn from central New York State.
@gonemadinnz 14 days ago

Yet another fascinating volcano to watch! Thanks for the update.
@nitawynn9538 14 days ago

Thanks!
@xwiick 14 days ago

Thanks for all of your hard work man!
@susanwymer6912 14 days ago

Sad to hear the crater road closed. It’s such an amazing drive down to the ocean! Thanks for the update!
@Tee4A 14 days ago

Willsey videos have become a huge part of our natural hazards unit in 9th grade Earth science class! Thanks Shawn!
@joannekellam191 14 days ago

Thanks for the update! Appreciate your taking the time to cover and interpret the facts with us!
@aldebaran4154 14 days ago

Since I live here I visit the HVO webpage every day,. Thank you for making the more technical stuff understandable. Absolutely no felt quakes yet, but there's usually one in the 4-5 Ricther scale that'll happen before or not too long after an eruption.
@WeatherWitch1026 14 days ago

Volcanoes just doing their thing. Mother nature is awesome.
@toddh4970 14 days ago

Bob Ross... That's the voice I found you sound like , I could listen to you talk all day, guess you found your profession lol