Makakilo Observatory
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Sunrise in Makakilo this morning
January 20, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Sunrise in Makakilo this morning
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).
https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/summit-webcams
https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/summit-webcams
January 12, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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).
https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/summit-webcams
https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/summit-webcams
The #sunset view from the Observatory this evening 🙂
December 29, 2025 at 6:40 AM
The #sunset view from the Observatory this evening 🙂
Pearl Harbor sky at sunrise. Maybe our week of stormy weather is almost over?
December 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Pearl Harbor sky at sunrise. Maybe our week of stormy weather is almost over?
Damp sunset seen from Pearl Harbor on stormy O‘ahu
#DailyPictureTheme #Nature
#DailyPictureTheme #Nature
December 17, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Damp sunset seen from Pearl Harbor on stormy O‘ahu
#DailyPictureTheme #Nature
#DailyPictureTheme #Nature
This morning's kona storm over the Koʻolau Mountains as seen from Kapolei, Oʻahu
December 16, 2025 at 2:44 AM
This morning's kona storm over the Koʻolau Mountains as seen from Kapolei, Oʻahu
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/...
tsunami.gov/events/PHEB/...
December 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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/...
tsunami.gov/events/PHEB/...
...meanwhile, all of our #RaspberryShake seismographs in Hawaiʻi recorded today's M7.0 #earthquake in southeastern Alaska. No tsunami hazard, BTW.
December 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
...meanwhile, all of our #RaspberryShake seismographs in Hawaiʻi recorded today's M7.0 #earthquake in southeastern Alaska. No tsunami hazard, BTW.
The eruption took out the V3 camera. Here's one of the last images it recorded, and here's why
December 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The eruption took out the V3 camera. Here's one of the last images it recorded, and here's why
Tonight's sunset view from the Observatory
December 2, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Tonight's sunset view from the Observatory
Waiānuenue (Rainbow) Falls this morning, Hilo, HI
November 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Waiānuenue (Rainbow) Falls this morning, Hilo, HI
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.
November 26, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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.
November 20, 2025 at 3:54 AM
November 9, 2025 at 12:25 AM
When enjoying the sunset don't forget to turn around and look behind you. You might see a sunset-hued rainbow.
September 24, 2025 at 4:37 AM
When enjoying the sunset don't forget to turn around and look behind you. You might see a sunset-hued rainbow.
Getting to work early also meant getting to see this morning's crescent moon with Venus and Regulus 🙂
September 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Getting to work early also meant getting to see this morning's crescent moon with Venus and Regulus 🙂
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.
September 19, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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.
Tonight's sunset seen from Pearl Harbor
September 13, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Tonight's sunset seen from Pearl Harbor
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.
September 13, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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.
Penumbral lunar eclipse at moonset over Makakilo as seen from Pearl Harbor this morning.
September 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Penumbral lunar eclipse at moonset over Makakilo as seen from Pearl Harbor this morning.
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.
August 23, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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.
Kīlauea #Volcano with Scorpius
August 22, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Kīlauea #Volcano with Scorpius
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.
August 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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.
Tsunami Advisories (offshore hazard alerts) remain in effect for Hawaii and parts of North America, and here's why: The tsunami is still active, just not as big, and can still cause weird rip currents and other marine hazards. Here's current sea-level data from Kahului, Maui, and Crescent City, CA.
July 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Tsunami Advisories (offshore hazard alerts) remain in effect for Hawaii and parts of North America, and here's why: The tsunami is still active, just not as big, and can still cause weird rip currents and other marine hazards. Here's current sea-level data from Kahului, Maui, and Crescent City, CA.
For those of you following along at home, a useful site for measuring tsunamis is tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov
Here's the latest from Midway Atoll, but this is a rapidly evolving situation.
Here's the latest from Midway Atoll, but this is a rapidly evolving situation.
July 30, 2025 at 4:13 AM
For those of you following along at home, a useful site for measuring tsunamis is tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov
Here's the latest from Midway Atoll, but this is a rapidly evolving situation.
Here's the latest from Midway Atoll, but this is a rapidly evolving situation.