Measurements at the Mauna Loa Observatory stopped after the 2022 eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano, when lava flow crossed the access road and took out power lines to the facility. The observatory remains inaccessible by vehicle and without power from the local utility company.
Observatory staff has established limited solar power in four observatory buildings and restored approximately 33 percent of the measurements onsite, including the Global Monitoring Laboratory and Scripps critical CO2 records and other atmospheric measurements.
Media can contact: Theo Stein (303) 819-7409 (theo.stein@noaa.gov) or Karin Vergoth 303-632-6413 (karin.vergoth@noaa.gov)
US Department of Interior , US Geological Survey / Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
USGS & HVO Operate digital telemetry receiver and repeater equipment for monitoring seismic and other activity from the flanks of Mauna Loa Volcano. Signals from the western and northern parts of Hawaii Island will be collected at Mauna Loa Observatory and relayed to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory in Hawaii National Park.
A computer will collect data from remote sites via the 5.8 GHZ radio. The data from the computer will be transmitted to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory via the internet. Instruments include digital telemetry receiver and repeater equipment, operating continuously at MLO.
To monitor activity from the flanks of Mauna Loa Volcano and collect signals from the west and north parts of Hawaii Island.
Paul Okubo
808-967-8802
Dr. John E. Barnes
808-933-6965 (x222)
Darryl Kuniyuki
808-933-6965 (x236)
1997
USGS/HVO Tilt and Strain
Volcanic Activity
