Kīlauea summit eruption - Dec. 30, 2020 at 2 a.m. HST

Overnight, the eruption in Halema‘uma‘u at Kīlauea's summit continued. At about 3:45 a.m. HST this morning (Dec. 30), HVO field crews measured the lava lake as 181 m (593 ft) deep with a narrow black ledge around it. This photo, taken at around 2 a.m. HST December 30, shows that lava continues to flow from the west vents into the lava lake.  Reduced, but still elevated, SO₂ emissions were measured at  Kīlauea's summit on Monday (Dec. 28), with rates of about 3,300 tonnes/day. USGS photo by H. Dietterich.