The lava lake at Kilauea Volcano’s summit remains out of view from Jaggar Museum on Thursday.
The lava lake at Kilauea Volcano’s summit remains out of view from Jaggar Museum on Thursday.
Scientists said Thursday morning that the summit lava lake level remained steady at about 65 to 80 feet below the rim of the Overlook Crater, which is located on the floor of Halemaumau Crater. The lake has not sent lava onto the floor of Halemaumau in recent days. It had been spilling over the crater rim periodically since April 21.
Seismicity remained elevated 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 no fluctuations in tilt during the past 24 hours. Scientists also said they observed no active flows within the crater.
Breakouts along the June 27 lava flow remained active within 5 miles of Puu Oo Thursday morning. Most of the flows were located within 2 miles of the vent and being fed by a breakout that occurred Feb. 21, according to the observatory.
The U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory on March 25 downgraded its alert level for Kilauea Volcano from a “warning” to a “watch.”