A rockfall within the Overlook vent at the summit of Kilauea Volcano generated another small explosive event at 3:18 a.m. Monday, U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists said.
A rockfall within the Overlook vent at the summit of Kilauea Volcano generated another small explosive event at 3:18 a.m. Monday, U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists said.
The event was captured by an HVO webcam showing a dusty gas plume rising from the vent after rocks impacted the lava lake. Incandescence from molten lava exposed by the disrupted lava lake surface lit up the vent wall and the night sky above Halemaumau Crater.
Monday’s rockfall followed a similar incident that occurred around 2:17 p.m. Saturday from the east rim of the Overlook vent within the crater generating a small explosive event also captured by HVO webcams.
As of Tuesday morning, the summit lava lake was about 92 feet below the floor of the crater.