No unusual activity detected at Kīlauea Volcano following small swarm of earthquakes

Kīlauea Volcano is showing no signs of unrest following an early morning swarm of small earthquakes one to two miles below the surface south of Halemaʻumaʻu crater. The volcano is not erupting, and no unusual activity has been noted along Kilauea’s East Rift Zone or Southwest Rift zone.

Approximately 20 tumblers were reported from 1 to 5 a.m. The swarm occurred in the same location as the swarm on Aug. 16 and is likely caused by movement of magma in Kīlauea’s south caldera region, and is a process observed consistently at the summit.

No active lava has been observed in Halemaʻumaʻu crater since June 19. A live-stream video of the inactive western lava lake area is available at https://www.youtube.com/usgs/live. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory continues to closely monitor Kīlauea Volcano.

For discussion of Kīlauea hazards, see: https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/hawaiian-volcano-observatory/hazards. See the Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park website for visitor information: https://www.nps.gov/havo/index.htm.