Time-lapse movie of Halemaumau Overlook Vent with deformation graph of tilt measurements. October 6-13, 2016. Images courtesy of USGS/HVO
Time-lapse thermal image movie of Halemaumau Overlook Vent. October 6-13, 2016. Images courtesy of USGS/HVO
Time-lapse movie of Halemaʻumaʻu Overlook Vent from Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. October 6-13, 2016. Images courtesy of USGS/HVO
Time-lapse movie of KÄ«lauea Caldera from Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. October 6-13, 2016. Images courtesy of USGS/HVO
Time-lapse movie of Halemaumau Crater looking Southwest. October 6-13, 2016. Images courtesy of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
(Activity updates are written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.)
Kīlauea continues to erupt at its summit and East Rift Zone. This past week, the summit lava lake level raised in concert with summit inflation, from a low of about 52 m (171 ft) to as high as 12 m (39 ft) below the vent rim within Halema‘uma‘u Crater. The 61g lava flow continued to enter the ocean near Kamokuna. The lava flow does not pose an immediate threat to nearby communities.
Mauna Loa is not erupting. Seismicity remains elevated relative to the long-term background rate, with small earthquakes occurring mostly in the volcano’s south caldera and upper Southwest Rift Zone at depths less than 5 km (3 mi). Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements show deformation related to inflation of a magma reservoir beneath the summit and upper Southwest Rift Zone.
Two earthquakes were felt on the Island of Hawai`i in the past week. On Friday, October 7, 2016, at 2:21 p.m., HST, a magnitude-3.2 earthquake occurred 7.4 miles (12 km) southeast of Honoka’a at a depth of 5.6 miles (9 km). On Sunday October 9, 2016, at 3:44 a.m., HST, a magnitude-3.9 earthquake occurred 9.3 miles (15 km) east of Leilani Estates at a depth of 8.1 miles (13.1 km).
Please visit the HVO website (http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov) for past Volcano Watch articles, KÄ«lauea daily eruption updates, Mauna Loa weekly updates, volcano photos, recent earthquakes info, and more; call for summary updates at 808-967-8862 (KÄ«lauea) or 808-967-8866 (Mauna Loa); email questions to askHVO@usgs.gov.
October 13, 2016 Lava Makes Clouds from Mick Kalber on Vimeo.
Video courtesy of Tropical Visions Video with air transportation by Paradise Helicopters.