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Kīlauea Lower East Rift Zone Fissures, May 12 at 12:00 p.m. HST

May 12, 2018
Kīlauea Lower East Rift Zone Fissures, May 12 at 12:00 p.m. HST...
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Main map shows the location of fissure 16, as well as earlier fissures, lava flows, and steaming areas, as of 12:00 p.m. HST, May 12. Inset map shows fissures in Leilani Estates in the order they occurred since May 3. Shaded purple areas indicate lava flows erupted in 1840, 1955, 1960, and 2014-2015.

 

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Title Kīlauea Lower East Rift Zone Fissures, May 12 at 12:00 p.m. HST
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse