Lava that’s still flowing from the Kilauea volcano has now created a tiny new island off the coast of Hawaii.

The island of lava appeared Thursday, just offshore from the northern edge of the Big Island, the United States Geological Survey said. A Hawaii Volcano Observatory crew noticed it during a Friday morning flight.

The island is part of the lava flow that extends underwater away from the coastline, the agency said. It thinks underwater pressure pushed the lava flow to the surface. This is very common — it’s called a tumulus.

If the lava flow stays active, the island will probably connect to the coastline, USGS said. If not, it might erode away because of wave action.

The agency said the island is just a few meters offshore, and about 20 to 30 feet in diameter.

What’s the island going to be called? USGS said regardless of what happens to the island, naming is the responsibility of the local community.

Kilauea erupted in early May, sending a flow of lava into residential areas of Hawaii island. The resulting lava flow has swallowed homes and left havoc and damage in its wake.

Kilauea was still erupting lava into the channel leading northwest from the vent as of Sunday, according to the USGS.</s>Lava that’s still flowing from the Kilauea volcano has now created a tiny new island off the coast of Hawaii.

The island of lava appeared Thursday, just offshore from the northern edge of the Big Island, the United States Geological Survey said. A Hawaii Volcano Observatory crew noticed it during a Friday morning flight.

The island is part of the lava flow that extends underwater away from the coastline, the agency said. It thinks underwater pressure pushed the lava flow to the surface. This is very common — it’s called a tumulus.

If the lava flow stays active, the island will probably connect to the coastline, USGS said. If not, it might erode away because of wave action.

The agency said the island is just a few meters offshore, and about 20 to 30 feet in diameter.

What’s the island going to be called? USGS said regardless of what happens to the island, naming is the responsibility of the local community.

Kilauea erupted in early May, sending a flow of lava into residential areas of Hawaii island. The resulting lava flow has swallowed homes and left havoc and damage in its wake.

Kilauea was still erupting lava into the channel leading northwest from the vent as of Sunday, according to the USGS.</s>Lava flows that have been cascading into the sea have formed a brand new, small island off the coast of Hawaii after a crater at Mount Kilauea exploded with the force of a 5.2-magnitude earthquake.Friday's crater explosion sparked a slow-moving flood of lava that destroyed hundreds of homes at Kapoho, on the Big Island. A once-scenic bay dotted with idyllic beach homes, parkland, and turquoise water used for swimming and scuba diving was quickly turned into a menacing, steaming dark pool. When the lava cooled, the sea peeled back to reveal a small island jutting out from the depths only a few meters from the mainland.According to Hawaii News Now, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory estimated that the island is about 20 to 30 feet in diameter. The new island formed at the northernmost part of the ocean entry and is "oozing lava similar to the lava oozing from the broad flow front along the coastline."The observatory added that the tiny island is likely part of the flow from fissure number eight, which is entering the ocean. While scientists are calling the lava-based structure an island, they believe it could possibly be a "submarine tumulus"which built up underwater and emerged above sea level.</s>Lava that’s still flowing from the Kilauea volcano has now created a tiny new island off the coast of Hawaii.

The island of lava appeared Thursday, just offshore from the northern edge of the Big Island, the United States Geological Survey said. A Hawaii Volcano Observatory crew noticed it during a Friday morning flight.

The island is part of the lava flow that extends underwater away from the coastline, the agency said. It thinks underwater pressure pushed the lava flow to the surface. This is very common — it’s called a tumulus.

If the lava flow stays active, the island will probably connect to the coastline, USGS said. If not, it might erode away because of wave action.

The agency said the island is just a few meters offshore, and about 20 to 30 feet in diameter.

What’s the island going to be called? USGS said regardless of what happens to the island, naming is the responsibility of the local community.

Kilauea erupted in early May, sending a flow of lava into residential areas of Hawaii island. The resulting lava flow has swallowed homes and left havoc and damage in its wake.

Kilauea was still erupting lava into the channel leading northwest from the vent as of Sunday, according to the USGS.</s>HAWAII — Lava that’s still flowing from the Kilauea volcano has now created a tiny new island off the coast of Hawaii.

The island of lava appeared Thursday, just offshore from the northern edge of the Big Island, the United States Geological Survey said. A Hawaii Volcano Observatory crew noticed it during a Friday morning flight.

The island is part of the lava flow that extends underwater away from the coastline, the agency said. It thinks underwater pressure pushed the lava flow to the surface. This is very common — it’s called a tumulus.

If the lava flow stays active, the island will probably connect to the coastline, USGS said. If not, it might erode away because of wave action.

The agency said the island is just a few meters offshore, and about 20 to 30 feet in diameter.

What’s the island going to be called? USGS said regardless of what happens to the island, naming is the responsibility of the local community.

Kilauea erupted in early May, sending a flow of lava into residential areas of Hawaii island. The resulting lava flow has swallowed homes and left havoc and damage in its wake.

Kilauea was still erupting lava into the channel leading northwest from the vent as of Sunday, according to the USGS.</s>KILAUEA, Hawaii — Lava that’s still flowing from the Kilauea volcano has now created a tiny new island off the coast of Hawaii.

The island of lava appeared Thursday, just offshore from the northern edge of the Big Island, the United States Geological Survey said. A Hawaii Volcano Observatory crew noticed it during a Friday morning flight.

The island is part of the lava flow that extends underwater away from the coastline, the agency said. It thinks underwater pressure pushed the lava flow to the surface. This is very common — it’s called a tumulus.

If the lava flow stays active, the island will probably connect to the coastline, USGS said. If not, it might erode away because of wave action.

The agency said the island is just a few meters offshore, and about 20 to 30 feet in diameter.

What’s the island going to be called? USGS said regardless of what happens to the island, naming is the responsibility of the local community.

Kilauea erupted in early May, sending a flow of lava into residential areas of Hawaii island. The resulting lava flow has swallowed homes and left havoc and damage in its wake.

Kilauea was still erupting lava into the channel leading northwest from the vent as of Sunday, according to the USGS.</s>Lava that’s still flowing from the Kilauea volcano has now created a tiny new island off the coast of Hawaii.

The island of lava appeared Thursday, just offshore from the northern edge of the Big Island, the United States Geological Survey said. A Hawaii Volcano Observatory crew noticed it during a Friday morning flight.

The island is part of the lava flow that extends underwater away from the coastline, the agency said. It thinks underwater pressure pushed the lava flow to the surface. This is very common — it’s called a tumulus.

If the lava flow stays active, the island will probably connect to the coastline, USGS said. If not, it might erode away because of wave action.

The agency said the island is just a few meters offshore, and about 20 to 30 feet in diameter.

What’s the island going to be called? USGS said regardless of what happens to the island, naming is the responsibility of the local community.

Kilauea erupted in early May, sending a flow of lava into residential areas of Hawaii island. The resulting lava flow has swallowed homes and left havoc and damage in its wake.

Kilauea was still erupting lava into the channel leading northwest from the vent as of Sunday, according to the USGS.</s>Mount Kilauea, the most active volcano in Hawaii, has been erupting for over two months.

Residents have been forced to flee their homes while ash and lava destroyed 600 buildings, as well as created toxic air in certain areas.

Most residents from the town of Kapoho have been evacuated, while dangerous ‘vog’ has also formed, which causes dangerous sulphur dioxide in the air.

Tourists have been fined for entering dangerous restricted zones to get selfies and photographs of the island.

The lava has since formed a new island off the coast of Hawaii, on the northern edge of the Big Island.</s>New island forms off coast of Hawaii amid Kilauea eruption

And just like that, Hawaii has a new island.

On a flyover of the eruption Kilauea volcano Friday, scientists with the United States Geological Survey noticed the new island of lava off the coast of Hawaii's Big Island.

The island is a few meters offshore and measures 20 to 30 feet wide — certainly not big enough for a new resort hotel.

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory believes it's part of fissure 8, an active vent that has been spewing copious amounts of lava in recent days, forming a river of molten rock that's pouring into the ocean on the island's south side.

It could also be the result of what's known as a "submarine tumulus," a land mass growing from a vent on the ocean floor emitting lava.

Either way, Hawaii is the only state in the nation that's getting bigger right now.

Lava has destroyed more than 600 homes on the Big Island since the volcano began spraying molten rock out of a vent on a residential street on May 3.

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At Kilauea's summit, there continue to be explosions that shoot plumes of ash into the sky. Ash expelled during explosions may cause poor visibility and slippery conditions for drivers.</s>Lava that’s still flowing from the Kilauea volcano has now created a tiny new island off the coast of Hawaii.

The island of lava appeared Thursday, just offshore from the northern edge of the Big Island, the United States Geological Survey said. A Hawaii Volcano Observatory crew noticed it during a Friday morning flight.

The island is part of the lava flow that extends underwater away from the coastline, the agency said. It thinks underwater pressure pushed the lava flow to the surface. This is very common — it’s called a tumulus.

If the lava flow stays active, the island will probably connect to the coastline, USGS said. If not, it might erode away because of wave action.

The agency said the island is just a few meters offshore, and about 20 to 30 feet in diameter.

What’s the island going to be called? USGS said regardless of what happens to the island, naming is the responsibility of the local community.

Kilauea erupted in early May, sending a flow of lava into residential areas of Hawaii island. The resulting lava flow has swallowed homes and left havoc and damage in its wake.

Kilauea was still erupting lava into the channel leading northwest from the vent as of Sunday, according to the USGS.
A tiny island of lava forms north of the Kapoho ocean entry on Hawaii island.