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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 28, 2018

By Kīlauea July 28, 2018

Kīlauea lower East Rift Zone

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Overflows from the fissure 8 lava channel may have ignited this fire (producing dark smoke) on Halekamahina, an older cinder-and-spatter cone to the west of Kapoho Crater.
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As of HVO's early morning overflight today, the flow margin remained about 175 m (0.1 mi) from the Pohoiki boat ramp at Isaac Hale Park. The active ocean entry, located a few hundred meters (yards) to the east of the flow margin (visible here), produced a laze plume that was being blown slightly inland this morning.
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The incandescent lava overplating the ‘a‘ā flow between the fissure 8 lava channel and Kapoho Crater (lower left) is from an overflow that may have resulted from a channel surge following this morning's summit collapse event. The active ocean entry can be seen in the far distance (upper left).

Kīlauea's summit

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A collapse event at Kīlauea's summit occurred this morning at 02:37 a.m. HST. It was similar in character to previous collapse events, releasing energy equivalent to a magnitude-5.3 earthquake. This image, looking to the southwest, shows the summit crater during this morning's overflight.
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Another aerial view of the summit crater from this morning's overflight. Zoom in to see HVO and the Park's Jaggar Museum on the caldera rim (right side of photo).
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This view across the summit caldera shows ground cracks (center) just north of Halema‘uma‘u. Rockfalls within the crater and along the caldera walls continue to stir up dust that can be seen here rising above the caldera rim.

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