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Kilauea volcano, Hawai'i: news & activity updates

Updated: Mar 29, 2024 12:35 GMT-

Kilauea volcano (Hawaiian Islands, USA) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 30 December-5 January 2021 (New Activity / Unrest)

Wed, 30 Dec 2020, 06:00
HVO reported that lava effusion from a vent on the inner NW wall of Kilauea's Halema`uma`u Crater continued to feed a growing lava lake during 30 December-5 January. A cone had formed over the remaining active vent, which was one of three that had opened at the beginning of the eruption. Lava sometimes spattered from vents at the top of a cone and flowed down into the lake through a crusted-over channel; during 2-5 January a dome fountain was visible near the lake's margin, formed by upwelling of lava as in entered the lake at a partially submerged inlet. Read all

Kilauea volcano update: Eruption continues with active lava lake

Mon, 28 Dec 2020, 20:49
Kilauea's lava lake this evening (themal webcam image of HVO)
Kilauea's lava lake this evening (themal webcam image of HVO)
According to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), the lava lake remains active and hasn't shown big variations over the past days. 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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Kilauea volcano sat by (C) NASA
Kilauea volcano sat by (C) NASA