Who is in charge of monitoring Kilauea volcano?

The first sustained, scientific monitoring and study of the Kīlauea volcano was undertaken by Jaggar, Thomas Augustus, Jr. in 1911. In 1935 (still under his direction) the National Park Service took over the effort. read more

If monitoring data indicate significant changes in a volcano's activity, scientists issue public notifications. HVO is responsible for monitoring and reporting earthquakes in Hawaii. HVO, unique among U.S. volcano observatories, has the USGS responsibility to record and report on the thousands of earthquakes that occur every year in Hawaii, mostly beneath the Island of Hawai‘i. read more

The daily activities of the volcano (e.g., movement of lava flows, earthquakes, surface deformation and gas production) are monitored by the staff of the U.S. Geological Survey at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory . T.A. Jagger founded HVO in 1911 and laid the foundation for all current studies of active Hawaiian volcanoes. read more