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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 5, 2018

By Kīlauea January 5, 2018

Scattered breakouts remain active on the coastal plain and upper 61g flow field
 

 

Scattered breakouts remain active on the coastal plain and upper 61...
Kīlauea's 61g flow on Pūlama Pali and the coastal plain continues, with scattered breakouts at the base of the pali. The closest active lava is roughly 2.5 km (1.6 miles) from the emergency road, and 0.6 km (0.4 mile) out from the base of the pali.
The episode 61g Kamokuna lava delta remains inactive. The only obse...
The episode 61g Kamokuna lava delta remains inactive. The only observed change was a pile of rubble at the base of the older sea cliff (black arrow). This was formed by a collapse of the solidified lava falls from one of the cliff breakouts during the second half of 2017.
HVO geologists at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō prepare GPS equipment so they can take ...
HVO geologists at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō prepare GPS equipment so they can take latitude, longitude and elevation measurements. These measurements were taken at location's that are easily visible in aerial photographs so they can be georeferenced.
A HVO geologist at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō takes GPS measurements at a webcam and...
A HVO geologist at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō takes GPS measurements at a webcam and thermal camera.

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