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Kilauea volcano update: Lava flow reaches ocean

Wed, 27 Jul 2016, 07:55 | BY: T
The new lava flow sea entry shortly after its formation (image: tapandgrind / instagram)
The new lava flow sea entry shortly after its formation (image: tapandgrind / instagram)
The 61G lava flow entering the ocean on Hawaii (image: HVO)
The 61G lava flow entering the ocean on Hawaii (image: HVO)
The so-called 61G lava flow continued its rapid advance and reached the ocean early yesterday morning at 01:12 local time.
It crossed the emergency coastal road and created a new narrow ocean entry where new land is now being formed to again enlarge the surface of Big Island.
Image source: tapandgrind / instagram.

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Wed, 27 Jul 2016, 06:00

Kilauea volcano (Hawaiian Islands, USA) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 27 July-2 August 2016 (New Activity / Unrest)

HVO reported that during 27 July-2 August the lava lake continued to rise and fall, circulate, and spatter in Kilauea's Overlook vent. Several incandescent vents on Pu'u 'O'o Crater's floor were evident in webcam images. The 61G lava flow, originating from a vent on Pu'u 'O'o Crater's E flank, continued to enter the ocean at the Kamokuna area; the flow at the ocean entry continued to widen and by 30 July was 240 m across. ... Read all
Tue, 26 Jul 2016, 07:27

Kilauea volcano update: Lava less than 400 m from ocean

Over the weekend, the lava flow in the coastal flat had advanced significantly, bringing the closest lava flow front to only 370 m distance from the coast as of Monday morning (Hawaiian time). Chances to see lava entering the sea in the coming days or weeks are increasing with each day. 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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