Lava continues to fill the Overlook Crater to its rim Tuesday morning, scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported.
Lava continues to fill the Overlook Crater to its rim Tuesday morning, scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported.
The lava lake, which was measured about 4 yards above the original (pre-overflow) floor of Halemaumau Crater, sent several flows a short distance onto the floor of Halemaumau Crater during the past day.
Seismicity remained elevated Tuesday beneath Kilauea’s summit and upper East and Southwest Rift Zones.
The tiltmeter, which is used to measure tiny changes in the slope angle or “tilt” of the ground, on the north flank of Puu Oo recorded during the past 24 hours some deflation.
Scientists, who continue to use webcams to observe the flow, said Tuesday that breakouts along the June 27 lava flow remained active within 5 miles of Puu Oo.
The U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory on March 25 downgraded its alert level for Kilauea Volcano from a “warning” to a “watch.”
The current lava activity at the summit comes amid a period of inflation at Kilauea, which began abruptly on April 21. On Tuesday, the volcano was showing neither significant inflation nor deflation.
During inflation, magma rises into the summit reservoir, according to the observatory. The summit reservoir enters the deflation portion of the cycle when the magma moves laterally into a rift zone and either erupts or is stored there.