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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 17, 2018

By Kīlauea August 17, 2018

Kīlauea summit

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Kīlauea Volcano’s summit, seen here from the northeast rim of the caldera, has remained quiet, with no collapse events since August 2. It remains too soon to tell if this diminished activity represents a temporary lull or the end of summit collapses. HVO continues to record detailed visual observations and monitor seismic, deformation, and gas data for any indications of possible renewed activity.

Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone
 

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View from this morning's helicopter overflight of the Pohoiki boat ramp at Isaac Hale Park shows black sand, transported to the southwest by longshore currents, blocking the entrance to the small boat harbor.
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Lava continues to ooze into the ocean at scattered entries along the Kapoho (pictured) and Ahalanui lobes.
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The fissure 8 lava channel remains inactive and continues to cool. The channel levee (far left) now stands about 8 m (26 ft) above the surface of formerly active lava (right). Although lava is not erupting from fissure 8, the flow field includes large areas of still-hot, rugged, and unstable lava surfaces.

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