The UWE tiltmeter was approaching the edge of its scale range, having recorded over 300 microradians of deformation since it was last re-leveled in August 2018. On July 2, HVO field engineers successfully re-leveled the UWE tiltmeter. Data are temporarily showing an offset from the pre-releveling tilt trend; the offset will eventually be corrected with manual adjustments to better align the new data to old trends, providing a better, long-term representation of tilt deformation. Additionally, the instrument will need time to settle from physical disturbance during the manual re-leveling, a process that may last several weeks. While it settles, UWE tilt data will remain qualitatively useful, providing indications of short-term volcanic processes, such as magma ascent at the onset of an eruption or intrusion.

July 3, 2024 — Shifting webcam locations on Kīlauea's Southwest Rift Zone

HVO geologists visited Kīlauea's Southwest Rift Zone and site of the June 3 eruption. The mission was to remove the temporary webcams deployed during that eruption, and install a new temporary webcam nearby on Cone Peak. The S1cam now views Kīlauea's upper Southwest Rift Zone from near Cone Peak: [S1cam] - View of the upper Southwest Rift Zone of Kīlauea, view is to the south.

Continued inflation at the summit of Kīlauea

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