#Puʻu ʻŌʻō
Small Lava Flow Breaks Out Within Puʻu ʻŌʻo
At about 3:20 a.m., a thermal cam began to report the small lava flow breaking out onto the crater floor opposite to the camera position.
Fluctuating Activity at Puʻu ʻŌʻō Last Week
Activity within Kilauea remains within realms of normal activity.
Puʻu ʻŌʻō Activity ‘Normal’ on Monday
Normal activity resumed at Puʻu ʻŌʻō Monday after two seprate breakouts began and ended within three days.
Kilauea Summit Update – 8/10/15
Inflationary trend has been active at the summit of Kilauea over the past day. The current trend is a trade-off with recent deflationary tilt that began after a brief lull in activity.
Kilauea Summit Update – 7/23/15
The summit of Kilauea continues to show deflation as the lava lake within the Overlook crater has fluctuated only slightly over the past 24 hours.
Kilauea Summit Update – 7/20/15
Kilauea’s summit has switched slight to deflationary tilt, however, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says the change is so minuscule that no changes were seen.
Kilauea Summit Update – 6/22/15
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that a swarm of small earthquakes were felt in the upper east rift zone of Kilauea on Sunday.
Kilauea Summit Update – 6/17/15
Kilauea’s summit continues to follow an inflationary trend that began Tuesday morning. The lava lake within the Overlook crater has rise by 32-50 feet.
Kilauea Summit Update – 6/16/15
After a brief episode of deflation, Kilauea’s summit is once again following an inflationary trend.
Kilauea Summit Update – 6/15/15
Following nearly a week of inflationary tilt at the summit of Kilauea, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that deflation was detected Sunday evening.
Kilauea Summit Update – 6/12/15
Thermal cracking sounds, associated with the rising lava lake coming closer to the overhanging vent wall material, were heard periodically on Thursday.
Kilauea Summit Update – 6/11/15
On Tuesday morning, beginning at about 1:40 a.m. and lasting through 3 a.m., HVO says that a small lava flow from the south pit complex of Puʻu ʻŌʻō was observed.
Kilauea Summit Update – 6/8/15
A deflationary trend continues at the summit of Kilauea as episodic bursts of seismic tremor associated with periods of vigorous spattering continue in the Overlook crater.
Kilauea Summit Update – 6/3/15
Kilauea’s summit lava lake in the Overlook crater remains activie and was measured to be 177 feet below the current floor of Halema’uma’u late Tuesday.
Kilauea Summit Update – 6/1/15
After a brief stint of inflationary tilt last week, Kilauea’s summit began to show deflationary tilt Friday and into the weekend.
Kilauea Summit Update – 5/29/15
Kilauea’s summit continues to experience inflation and seismic tremors, according to Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
Kilauea Summit Update – 5/21/15
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports normal seismic activity and consistent summit activity at and near Kilauea’s summit.
Kilauea Summit Update – 5/18/15
No changes in tilt have occurred at the summit of Kilauea in the past day. Seismic activity, while still heightened, has also decreased.
Kilauea Summit Update – 5/14/15
Tiltmeters at the Kilauea summit showed an increase of activity in the direction tangential to Halema’uma’u since Wednesday morning.
