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1960 Kapoho Eruption of Kīlauea
The 1960 eruption of Kīlauea occurred from January 13 to February 19, 1960, on Kīlauea, the most active volcano in Hawaii, USA. It followed the eruption of late 1959 in Kīlauea Iki, near the volcano's summit. Fissure vents opened up on the eastern tip of the island of Hawaii, just outside the town of Kapoho. -
Pu'u 'Ō'ō Eruption
The Pu‘u‘ō‘ō eruption began in 1983, and ranks as the longest and most voluminous known outpouring of lava from Kīlauea Volcano's East Rift Zone in more than 500 years. -
2006 Kiholo Earthquake
The earthquakes damaged roads and buildings and impacted utilities in the Kohala, Kona, and Hāmākua Districts of Hawai‘i County and on the eastern side of Maui. O‘ahu experienced a major power outage. The impacts might have been far worse if the earthquakes had struck on a weekday. -
2007 Flossie Storm
Hurricane Flossie was a powerful Pacific tropical cyclone that brought squally weather and light damage to Hawaii in August 2007. -
2008 February Flooding
A series of strong thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall tracked toward the east-northeast just north of the boundary. A flood watch was issued for the entire forecast area. -
2009 Tsunami
two large earthquakes struck midway between Samoa and American Samoa, a U.S. territory. The earthquakes generated tsunami waves of up to 22 meters that engulfed the shores, killing at least 192 people 149 in Samoa, 34 in American Samoa, and 9 in Niuatoputapu, Tonga. -
2010 Tsunami
This tsunami was generated in Chile, from a M 8.8 earthquake. We send our deepest condolences to our friends, families, and colleagues in Chile at this time of devastation. -
2014 Hurricane Iselle
Hurricane Iselle was the strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall on the island of Hawaii in recorded history. -
2018 Kīlauea Eruption in Puna
, Kīlauea was erupting in two different places, an uncommon phenomenon that had been happening for nearly a decade: at the summit in Halemaʻumaʻu crater, and down the East Rift Zone at Puʻuʻōʻō. -
2020 Halemaumau Summit Eruption
the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory detected a glow within Halemaʻumaʻu crater at the summit of Kīlauea volcano.