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Earthquake activity at Kīlauea decreases after brief uptick from previous day

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported this morning that quake counts from the past 24 hours beneath the caldera and upper East Rift Zone decreased by about 65%.

Number of quakes doubles during past day beneath Kīlauea as unrest continues

There were about 50 quakes beneath the volcano’s summit and 100 under the upper East Rift Zone compared with 20 and 50 the day before.

Activity seems to have leveled off as episodes of unrest in Kīlauea’s south summit region continue

The Uēkahuna summit tiltmeter north of the Big Island volcano’s caldera recorded a flat trend during the past 24 hours, with the Sand Hill tiltmeter just south of the caldera displaying the same.