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Kilauea volcano, Hawai'i: news & activity updates

Updated: Mar 28, 2024 21:41 GMT-

Kilauea volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTMT VA EMS

Thu, 31 May 2018, 11:00

Kilauea volcano update: Lava effusion continues at fissure #8 and #18, feeding lava flows advancing SE and NE, threatening Kapoho

Thu, 31 May 2018, 08:59
Lava flow from fissure #8 afternoon 30 May (image: HVO / USGS)
Lava flow from fissure #8 afternoon 30 May (image: HVO / USGS)
The activity in Lower Puna remains stable at high levels with the principal vents being fissure #8 (western portion of the system) and #18 (eastern part). Both feed voluminous lava flows that continue to consume land, property and pose threats as to cut-off additional areas, prompting the need for evacuations especially in the Kapoho area. Read all
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Kilauea volcano
Shield volcano 1277 m (4,190 ft)
Hawai'i, 19.41°N / -155.29°W
Current status: minor activity or eruption warning (3 out of 5) Kilauea volcano eruptions:
Near-continuous eruptions. Since 1960: 1961 (4x), 1962, 1963 (2x), 1965 (2x), 1967-68, 1968 (2x), 1969, 1969-74, 1971 (2x), 1973 (2x), 1974 (3x), 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982 (2x), 1983-2018 (incl. 1986, 1992, 1997, 2007, 2011 (3x)), 2018 (lower east rift zone in Leilani subdivision), 2020 (Dec) - 2022 (Nov), 2023 (Jan) - ongoing
Typical eruption style
Dominantly effusive since 1790, but ~60% explosive over past ~2500 years.
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Price 4990 €
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Kilauea volcano sat by (C) NASA
Kilauea volcano sat by (C) NASA