The U.S. Geological Survey released this video of an overflight video from Leilani Estates this afternoon Sunday, May 6, 2018. Lava erupting from fissure 8 formed an ‘a‘ā flow, which advanced northward about 0.9 km (0.6 miles) by 10:30 a.m.
This fissure eruption diminished around 4 p.m., but the lava flow continued to advance slowly for several hours (last report at about 7 p.m.).
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