Time-lapse movie of Halemaumau Crater (6/12/14-6/19/14)
Thermal image movie of Halemaumau Crater (6/12/14-6/19/14)
Halemaʻumaʻu Overlook Vent from HVO (6/12/14-6/19/14)
KÄ«lauea Caldera from HVO (6/12/14-6/19/14)
(Activity updates are written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.)
A lava lake within Halema‘uma‘u produced nighttime glow that was visible via HVO’s Webcam during the past week. The lava lake level rose slightly, reaching about 36 m (118 ft) below the rim of the Overlook crater by Thursday, June 19.
On KÄ«lauea’s East Rift Zone, the Kahauale‘a 2 flow remains active. The flow front stalled at 8.8 km (5.5 miles) northeast of its vent on Pu‘u ‘Ō‘Šin mid-May. On Tuesday, June 17, the most distant active flows were 7.0 km (4.3 miles) northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘Å. In addition, several small spatter cones within the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘Šcrater continued to produce glow.
There was one earthquake reported felt in the past week across the Hawaiian Islands. On Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at 6:05 p.m., HST, a magnitude-2.4 earthquake occurred 4 km (2.5 mi) southwest of Captain Cook at a depth of 13 km (8 mi).
Visit the HVO Web site (http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov) for Volcano Awareness Month details and Kilauea, Mauna Loa, and Hualalai activity updates, recent volcano photos, recent earthquakes, and more; call (808) 967-8862 for a Kilauea summary; email questions to askHVO@usgs.gov.
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