Police say the hikers ignored a climbing ban imposed after recent eruptions

Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. We are used to seeing eruptions from the summit region of Kīlauea contained to the region referred to as Halemaʻumaʻu.

Nearly 200,000 people in 124 villages in the northern Philippines were affected and over 5,400 fled massive plumes of ash that billowed from Mayon volcano

Authorities in the Philippines have since banned travel within about a 3.7-mile radius of the Mayon volcano

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck the Davao Region on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao in late May 2026, shaking homes and sending residents into the streets across one of the country’s most densely populated areas.

We are used to seeing eruptions from the summit region of Kilauea contained to the region that is referred to as Halema‘uma‘u. Halema‘uma‘u, home of Pele, is a crater situated within the larger, steep-walled caldera at the summit of Kilauea named Kaluapele.

Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. Today’s article is by HVO geologist Drew Downs. Photos of the fissure and lava cascading over the caldera rim from the August 14,