Event
Visit the Whitney Vault at Volcano House.
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Fee:
Free. Free event, but park entrance fees apply.Location: LAT/LONG: 19.428636, -155.258360
Those with a ticket meet at the Volcano House hotel caldera overlook
Dates & Times
Date:
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Time:
10:00 AM
Duration:
1 hour
Type of Event
Talk
Description
Visit the Whitney Vault at Volcano House. The Whitney Seismological Laboratory was established in 1912, the year that Dr. Thomas Jaggar founded the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO). Constructed as the basement of the original HVO building, it followed plans provided by Professor Fusakichi Omori, who invented the Omori Seismometer to detect earthquakes. Instruments in the Whitney Vault, some of which remain preserved there today, were the first record earthquakes in Hawai’i. The Whitney Vault is the only remnant of the original HVO structures, but HVO’s volcano monitoring network has grown to more than 200 instruments located across the Island of Hawaiʻi. With frequent eruptions and earthquakes in Hawai’i, HVO is at the forefront of developing and testing new tools to monitor earthquakes, ground deformation, volcanic gas emissions, gravity, volcanic plumes and lava flows. Join USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geophysicists Ingrid Johanson and Ashton Flinders as they describe the history of HVO volcano monitoring, showcasing old and new technologies in the Whitney Vault, located beneath the ground near the present-day Volcano House hotel.
Note: This program is limited to 20 participants. Tickets will be available first come first served at 9 a.m. on January 21 at Kīlauea Visitor Center.
Note: This program is limited to 20 participants. Tickets will be available first come first served at 9 a.m. on January 21 at Kīlauea Visitor Center.
When: Tuesday, January 21 at 10 a.m.
Where: Those with a ticket meet at the Volcano House hotel caldera overlook
Reservation or Registration: Yes
This program is limited to 20 participants. Tickets will be available first come first served at 9 a.m. on January 21 at Kīlauea Visitor Center.