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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

We are streaming our live time-lapse weather camera if anyone wants to watch tropical cyclone Lala pass over Makakilo. youtu.be/hPFLa84FKhM

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Makakilo Observatory Live Video Stream

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

High lava fountaining at Kīlauea #Volcano likely to start soon youtu.be/HggWKlZv9yk

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

The effusive phase of Episode 48 of the ongoing eruption of Kīlauea #Volcano has started. You can see it here: youtu.be/gXKuUyKt8mc

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Here are the last 24 hours of data from our #RaspberryShake seismograph in Makakilo showing last night's M6.0 #earthquake and its M4.0 aftershock.

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

We recorded the M6.0 #earthquake on the western flank of Mauna Loa #volcano . No tsunami hazard.

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Volcano fans: It looks like the fountain phase of Episode 44 of the ongoing eruption of Kīlauea Volcano will start soon. 🌋 youtu.be/gXKuUyKt8mc

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[V3cam] Kīlauea volcano, Hawaii (south Halemaʻumaʻu crater)

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

A regional #tsunami alert is in effect for to the M7.4 #earthquake in the Molucca Sea, Indonesia. For the latest information please see www.tsunami.gov

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Our little seismic network in Hawaiʻi detected this evening's M7.5 #earthquake in Tonga. While quite large, thankfully it's too deep to shift the seafloor and cause a #tsunami 🫨

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

The first sunset after several stormy days happens to be right over Puʻu Makakilo

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Episode 43 of the ongoing eruption of Kīlauea #Volcano eruption began this morning. 🌋 youtu.be/gXKuUyKt8mc

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[V3cam] Kīlauea volcano, Hawaii (south Halemaʻumaʻu crater)

YouTube video by USGS

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Our #RaspberryShake seismographs in Mountain View and here at the Makakilo Observatory recorded this morning's 4.0 magnitude #earthquake south of Kauaʻi Island.

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Greetings volcano fans. Episode 41 of the ongoing eruption of Kīlauea has started, and it's a big one. youtu.be/tk0tfYDxrUA

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[V1cam] Kīlauea volcano, Hawaii (west Halemaʻumaʻu crater)

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Looking like it might be approaching 300 m / 1000 ft. in height. Not much wind today so some tephra is falling near the closest camera (V3). www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/summ…

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

It looks like the fountaining portion of Episode 40 of Kīlauea's ongoing eruption may have just begun 🌋 youtu.be/gXKuUyKt8mc

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[V3cam] Kīlauea volcano, Hawaii (south Halemaʻumaʻu crater)

YouTube video by USGS

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

The #sunset view from the Observatory this evening 🙂

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

This week's Winter Solstice Sunset as seen from the Observatory (sped up 20x) youtu.be/NrywAJPy5Ew

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Winter Solstice Sunset 2025

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Pearl Harbor sky at sunrise. Maybe our week of stormy weather is almost over?

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Damp sunset seen from Pearl Harbor on stormy O‘ahu #DailyPictureTheme #Nature

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

This morning's kona storm over the Koʻolau Mountains as seen from Kapolei, Oʻahu

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Today's M7.6 #earthquake offshore of #Japan made a small tsunami there, ~20 cm or 7.4 in. We also recorded the earthquake across our #RaspberryShake stations in Hawaiʻi. tsunami.gov/events/PHEB/...

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

...meanwhile, all of our #RaspberryShake seismographs in Hawaiʻi recorded today's M7.0 #earthquake in southeastern Alaska. No tsunami hazard, BTW.

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

In case you're interested in the geography of the summit of Kīlauea Volcano, the USGS/HVO has an interactive map at this link. Under "Instruments" you can deselect everything but the cameras to see where they are. www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

The eruption took out the V3 camera. Here's one of the last images it recorded, and here's why

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Tonight's sunset view from the Observatory

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Waiānuenue (Rainbow) Falls this morning, Hilo, HI

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

If you're in the Hilo area today, please swing by the Pacific Tsunami Museum to check out the commerative events for the 50th anniversary of the Kalapana Earthquake and Halapē Tsunami. tsunami.org/events/

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Events Archive | Pacific Tsunami Museum

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the M7.7 earthquake that struck Hawaiʻi Island, also producing a deadly tsunami at the Halapē Campground. This article covers what we've learned about the geologic structure of the island and its earthquakes. www.usgs.gov/observatorie...

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Volcano Watch — The legacy of the 1975 earthquake: 50 years of study at Kīlauea’s south flank

The 1975 Kalapana earthquake brought big changes to lives of the people affected by the fatalities and damage, as well as big changes to our understanding of Kīlauea’s south flank.

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

All three of our #RaspberryShake seismographs--Mountain View, the Pacific Tsunami Museum in Hilo, and here at the Makakilo Observatory--recorded tonight's 4.6 magnitude #earthquake underneath Kīlauea #Volcano.

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Fifty years ago this month, the largest Hawaii earthquake of the 20th and 21st centuries occurred. Earthquake shaking, as well as ground subsidence and local tsunami, contributed to a catastrophic sequence of events on November 29, 1975. www.usgs.gov/observatorie...

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Volcano Watch — Remembering the destructive Kalapana earthquake 50 years ago

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 27/10/2025

Continents xkcd.com/3159/

Comic. [two connected spacecraft hovering in space above the Earth] Houston, the view is superb. We can see the continents spread out below us, right where they’ve been since the Earth formed. [caption] I still can’t believe we developed spaceflight before we figured out that the continents moved.

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

When enjoying the sunset don't forget to turn around and look behind you. You might see a sunset-hued rainbow.

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Getting to work early also meant getting to see this morning's crescent moon with Venus and Regulus 🙂

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Today's large aftershock of the M8.8 #earthquake in Kamchatka, Russia produced small, non-dangerous tsunami waves in Hawaii. Here are the sea-level records from Kahului, Maui and Hilo, Hawaii Island.

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Tonight's sunset seen from Pearl Harbor

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

We recorded this evening's M7.4 aftershock #earthquake offshore of Kamchatka at all three of our #RaspberryShake stations in Hawaii (Makakilo, Hilo, and Mountain View), about 5000 km or 3000 miles away.

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Penumbral lunar eclipse at moonset over Makakilo as seen from Pearl Harbor this morning.

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Before leaving Hilo we checked out the newly-repainted Coconut Point Lighthouse. It now shows the heights of the #tsunami waves that have struck the city, labeled by the years they happened.

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Makakilo Observatory @makakilo-obs.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

We're in Hilo for the rest of the week helping out at the Pacific Tsunami Museum. It's across the street from Hilo Bay, where you can still see evidence of last month's #tsunami . We also set up a new Raspberry Shake seismograph in Mountain View and it recorded its first earthquake last night.

The debris line (high water mark) in Hilo Bay from the July 29, 2025 tsunami from Kamchatka, Russia.

An upgraded model to our portable STOMP device (ver. 2 on the left, ver. 1 on the right). The new model has a simple one-button operation and easier setup with reduced cabling.

The first earthquake recorded by our new station in Mountain View, Hawaii County (Big Island).

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