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Kilauea Message Thu, 24 Dec 2020 16:30:16 HST
Two fissures continue to erupt and are getting closer to being drowned by growing lava lake. No change in eruptive hazard is expected when that occurs. SO2 emissions and seismic tremor continue to be elevated.
Kilauea Message Thu, 24 Dec 2020 08:33:42 HST
Lava continues to erupt in Halema‘uma‘u. Summit gas and seismic tremor remain elevated, with minor deflation continuing. A thick plume has made lava lake height measurements difficult.
Kilauea Message Wed, 23 Dec 2020 17:49:12 HST
Two fissures continue to erupt lava into the growing lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u crater. Activity at the western vent is intermittent. Gas emissions and seismic tremor remain elevated, with minor deflationary deformation.
Kilauea Message Wed, 23 Dec 2020 14:05:56 HST
Lake level is now 158 m (518 ft) deep. No evidence of activity outside summit. Gas levels at NPS Visitor Center & overlooks have risen; these areas are now under SO2 warning. HVO continues to closely monitor situation.
Kilauea Message Wed, 23 Dec 2020 10:15:24 HST
Lava continues erupting at summit, where gas and seismic tremor remain elevated, with minor deflation. Crews observed poor air quality near HVO. Low trade winds expected in next few days. Poor summit air quality may continue.
Kilauea Message Wed, 23 Dec 2020 00:59:01 HST
Two fissures continue to erupt lava into the growing lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u crater. No activity outside of the crater has been observed. Gas emissions and seismic tremor remain elevated, with minor deflationary deformation.
Kilauea Message Tue, 22 Dec 2020 19:48:02 HST
Lava continues to erupt from two fissures in the Halema'uma'u crater into a growing lava lake. As of 5:00 pm Hawaii Standard Time the lake is 470 feet deep. Gas emissions near the lava lake remain elevated and hazardous.
Kilauea Message Tue, 22 Dec 2020 14:52:37 HST
Lava continues to fill a growing pond contained within Halema‘uma‘u crater fed by two fissures. Gas emissions and seismic activity remain elevated. No activity outside of the crater has been observed.
Kilauea Message Tue, 22 Dec 2020 11:22:41 HST
The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory will be posting short status check messages to provide a quick synopsis of eruptive events at Kīlauea Volcano. This is an initial test message.
Kilauea Message Sun, 12 Aug 2018 15:43:53 HST
Pause in eruptive activity at the Lower East Rift Zone and summit continues. However, active lava within crusted lava pond in fissure 8 cone and at several ocean entry points observed yesterday. Hazardous conditions remain.
Kilauea Message Thu, 09 Aug 2018 12:07:03 HST
A crusted lava pond was observed deep within the fissure 8 cone this morning. It may be at a depth near the pre-eruption ground surface.
Kilauea Message Tue, 07 Aug 2018 16:23:31 HST
Rates of summit seismicity and deformation remain very low. Fissure 8 hosts a small lava pond. It remains too early to tell whether this is just a pause in activity. Hazardous conditions remain.
