Kīlauea Cross-East Rift Zone Change - Past Year

By Kīlauea 2019 (approx.)

Plot of ground deformation over the past year

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Note: Image comes from an external source

Detailed Description

Change in distance over the past year between two stations near Pu‘u‘ō‘ō on the middle East Rift Zone of Kīlauea. A rapid increase in distance can be interpreted as inflation of magma storage chambers in this region.

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Public Domain.

Kīlauea Cross-East Rift Zone Change - Past Year

Detailed Description

Sources/Usage

U.S. Geological Survey

U.S. Department of the Interior