0 Kīlauea’s lava lake has crusted over nearly half of its active lava surface in the past two weeks while gas emissions remain low, yet the volcano continues to erupt at a low level. Based on USGS imagery and map area calculations, our updated estimates suggest close to a 50% reduction in the open lava […]
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Kīlauea Eruption Update, Day 107: April 6, 2021 – lanikai-beach
0 No major changes on Kīlauea’s eruption, and a non-volcanic 4.3 earthquake on Maunaloa over the weekend: Latest on Kīlauea: – West Vent entry largely unchanged with north branch dominant – Lava lake depth slowly deepens, still at 225 m / 738 ft – SO2 within recent range, ~850 t/d We include the latest photos, […]
Kīlauea Eruption & Maunaloa Update, Day 103: April 2, 2021 – lanikai-beach
0 Kīlauea’s lava lake slowly deepens within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, follow-up on Maunaloa activity earlier in the week, and a historical photo special based on this week’s Volcano Watch article: New on Kīlauea: – West Vent entry still sluggish but continuous, north branch dominant – Lava lake depth slowly deepens to 225 m / 738 ft […]
What’s happening at Kīlauea Volcano? – lanikai-beach
0 On December 20, 2020, an eruption began in Halema‘uma‘u at Kīlauea Volcano’s summit, ending a two-year eruptive pause. The water lake that appeared at the bottom of Halema‘uma‘u in late July 2019, which had grown to be over 50 meters (55 yards) deep and more than 10 acres in surface area, quickly vaporized and […]
Kīlauea Eruption Update, 1 Month In: January 20, 2021 – lanikai-beach
0 New: – Second West Vent now intermittent after big pulse – Pressure stable, dropping once again – Lava lake depth still 202 m / 663 ft under West Vent – Stagnant south crust still rising, lifting inactive north vent cone – Gas emissions back down to 2500 t/d, but still significant As the 2020-21 […]
Kīlauea — Recent Change in Vent Configuration (Jan 18, 2021) – lanikai-beach
0 This video shows the two main vents active at the western fissure in Halema‘uma‘u at Kīlauea’s summit, with both supplying lava to the lava lake. Low fountaining was present at each vent. Video: https://www.usgs.gov/media/videos/k-lauea-recent-change-vent-configuration-jan-18-2021
Kīlauea Volcano— Ongoing Eruption; West Vent (Jan 12, 2021) – lanikai-beach
0 This video taken on January 12, 2021, shows the west vent within Halema’uma’u crater at the summit of Kīlauea. Low fountaining of about 5 m (16 ft) high is visible inside the spatter cone that has formed. The fountain is producing a cascade of lava—about 35 m (115 ft)—down to the lava lake. Video: […]
Kīlauea Volcano—Western fissure activity Halema’uma’u (Jan 11, 2021) – lanikai-beach
0 This video taken on January 11, 2021 shows the surface activity had increased at the western fissure over the past two days, within Halema’uma’u at the summit of Kīlauea. Low fountaining was supplying lava to an open channel that poured into the lava lake. Video: https://www.usgs.gov/media/videos/k-lauea-volcano-western-fissure-activity-halemaumau-jan-11-2021
Kīlauea Volcano — Telephoto Views, Halema‘uma‘u Activity (Jan 6, 2021) – lanikai-beach
0 Telephoto video of lava flow and fountaining in Halema‘uma‘u lava lake; spatter bursts from the active west fissure vent in Halema‘uma‘u. Clip 1: The lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u Crater is being fed by two sources from the western fissure today, the tubed over lava stream entering the lava lake at the margin (initiated yesterday) […]
Kīlauea – Halema’uma’u thermal map compilation December 21-30, 2020 – lanikai-beach
0 Watch the changes in the growing lava lake within Halema’uma’u crater in these thermal maps from December 21-30, 2020. In the first thermal map (December 21, 2020), the lake area is about 33 acres. In the last thermal map (December 30, 2020), the lake is about 82 acres. The dimensions of the lava lake […]
