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Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 8 Lava Channel
A closer view of the fissure 8 lava channel with the cinderquarry more clearly visible in the foreground (bottom of photo). During this morning's overflight, HVO geologists observed no new breakouts of lava near this quarry.
Kīlauea summit activity
Another explosion occurred at Halema‘uma‘u at 12:51 a.m. HST today, releasing energy equivalent to a magnitude-5.3 earthquake. Following the explosion, summit activity consisted mostly of passive degassing at Halema‘uma‘u, similar to what is shown in this image taken mid-morning. Seismicity at the summit decreased after the explosion, but has been increasing throughout
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Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 8 Eruption
Fissure 8 continues to erupt vigorously, with
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A photogrammetry survey of Kīlauea's summit by the U.S. Department ...
A photogrammetry survey of Kīlauea's summit by the U.S. Department of Interior Unmanned Aircraft Systems' (UAS) Kīlauea response team show changes that have occurred at Halema‘uma‘u as of June 8. Cracks through the former overlook parking lot (bottom of image) wrap around the east margin of Halema‘uma‘u and extend to the north. New faulting and slumping apparent on west
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Kīlauea Volcano — Lava Delta at Kapoho Bay
A closer aerial view of the lava delta forming at the Kapoho Bay ocean entry, where fissure 8 lava continued enter the ocean as of this morning. Laze (lava haze), an acidic white plume laced with tiny particles of volcanic glass, is produced by the ocean entry and creates an ongoing hazard that should be avoided.
Kīlauea Volcano — Kapoho Bay Ocean Entry Plume
The fissure 8 lava flow reaches the ocean at Kapoho Bay, where a lava delta has formed and continues to grow as lava enters the sea. The largest white laze
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Kīlauea Volcano — GPS Measurements at Summit
USGS-HVO geophysicists installed additional continuous GPS stations around Halema‘uma‘u this morning. These stations will allow scientists to better monitor and measure the ongoing subsidence of Halema‘uma‘u and the adjacent
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Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 8 Lava Channel
Fissure 8 and lava channel in the lower East Rift Zone of Kīlauea Volcano during this afternoon's overflight, with no apparent slowing in the eruption rate. The lava channel remained incandescent all the way around Kapoho Crater before entering the ocean.
Kīlauea Volcano — Kapoho Ocean Entry
An aerial view of the Kapoho ocean entry, as of 6:30 a.m. HST today, shows the extent of the lava delta, now about 200 acres in size, that has formed over the past six days (lava first entered the ocean on the night of June 3). Across the front of the delta, plumes of laze—created by molten lava interacting with seawater—appeared diminished this morning, but was probably
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Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 8 Lava Fountain
As of 6:30 a.m. HST today, fissure 8 continued to
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Kīlauea Volcano — Halema`uma`u Cracking and Slumping
Cracking and slumping of the Halema‘uma‘u crater walls are clearly evident in this aerial view captured during HVO's overflight of Kīlauea's summit this morning. Steam plumes have been rising from within the crater, as well as from cracks adjacent to the crater.
Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 8 Lava Fountain
Video of the lava fountain and flow (left) from
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Pele's hair provides clues about Kīlauea lava
Continued spattering in the summit lava lake
Helicopter pilots and mechanics crucial for monitoring and observing active volcanoes.
Beautiful weather at Kīlauea makes for spectacular views
GPS is one of the primary tools we use to monitor ground motion and detect what's happening inside and around Hawaiian volcanoes.
Cracks remind us that lava deltas can collapse without warning
East Kamokuna ocean entry still active; west entry inactive
More reminders why the Halema‘uma‘u Crater area is closed
The lava lake within Halema‘uma‘u Crater at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano is creating a scene remindful of a messy barbershop floor, except that it's acres and acres wide rather than a few square feet. The ground downwind of the crater is strewn with Pele's hair, and it is almost impossible to avoid stepping on it.
A brief overflow of Kīlauea's summit lava lake on October 15
Ten years ago shortly after 7:00 a.m., HST, on Sunday, October 15, 2006, two damaging earthquakes struck off the northwest coast of the Island of Hawai‘i—a magnitude-6.7 earthquake beneath Kīholo Bay and a magnitude-6.0 earthquake offshore of Māhukona.
Eastern Kamokuna ocean entry
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