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Portion of Chain of Craters Road closed again as cracks widen with continued seismic activity under Kīlauea volcano
Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park made the decision after another heightened period of unrest began earlier this week as earthquake activity increased in the upper East Rift Zone, which continued into this morning, albeit at a much lesser rate.
Seismicity still spiked in Kīlauea’s upper East Rift, but slightly lower than previous day
The unrest could represent another pulse of magma being supplied to the upper East Rift Zone following the intrusive event July 22-25 near Pauahi Crater.
Update: Kīlauea alert level downgraded back to advisory as earthquake activity decreases
“The pulsing nature of this activity may represent stages in intrusive activity beneath the upper East Rift Zone region. Additional seismic pulses or swarms may occur with little or no warning and result in either continued intrusion of magma or eruption of lava.” — Hawaiian Volcano Observatory officials
Scientists walk inside Big Island volcano as earthquake numbers inch up slightly
With the assistance of a helicopter, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists are working to upgrade a sesimic monitoring station on hardened black lava covering the crater floor near Uēaloha (Byron Ledge) of Kīlauea.
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.
Kīlauea summit rumbles with more than 300 earthquakes
The Big Island volcano is not erupting, but that seismic activity during the past day is more than triple the rate from several days ago.
Pele stirring again as heightened unrest resumes beneath Kīlauea
At about 7:30 a.m. Sunday, the number of earthquakes beneath the summit increased and low frequency energy pulses set in. Ground deformation also continues beneath Halemaʻumaʻu crater and the south caldera area.
Likelihood of Kīlauea eruption decreases
The magma intrusion in and southwest of the Big Island volcano’s summit appears to have slowed and seismicity in the same area has quieted significantly since Friday.
No notable earthquake swarms recorded in past day at Kīlauea; signs of unrest persist
Steady rates of quakes have continued in an area south of the Big Island volcano’s caldera since Aug. 22 and recent tiltmeter data suggest the area is inflating.
