The Kilauea Volcano summit lava lake continues to circulate Friday, however, it remains out of view of visitors to Jaggar Museum at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
The Kilauea Volcano summit lava lake continues to circulate Friday, however, it remains out of view of visitors to Jaggar Museum at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
The lava lake remained within 148 feet of the rim of the Overlook vent on the floor of Halemaumau Crater Friday morning, U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists said. No significant changes have been recorded at the summit in daily tilt or seismic records. A gas plume during the day and glow at night are visible.
Very low levels of background seismicity continue at the summit, with most of the seismic activity being persistent volcanic tremor and variations in tremor strength rather than individual events.
Seismicity rates at the East Rift Zone also remained at normal levels, the scientist said.
Meanwhile, the June 27 lava flow remained active within about 5 miles of the Puu Oo vent, scientists said Friday. The June 27 lava flow began June 27, 2014, and sent flows toward Pahoa that destroyed a home, prompted evacuations and inundated roads, land and a new transfer station. The flow’s forward progress came to a halt mauka of the town in March.