#Lava Map

New Map Shows Lava Flow Thickness in Lower East Rift Zone

Data depicted on this preliminary map of Kīlauea lower East Rift Zone  lava flow thicknesses are subject to change.

New Map Shows Location of Lava Flow Spreading

The U.S.G.S. released this map of the East Rift Zone as of 6:45 a.m. May 15, 2018, shows the location of the ‘a‘ā lava flow spreading from fissure 17.

Hawai‘i Volcano: New Map of East Rift Zone

The USGS reports that starting on the afternoon of Monday, April 30, 2018, magma beneath Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō drained and triggered the collapse of the crater floor.