ll result in another small intrusion beneath Kilauea’s summit, or perhaps in something even more significant, such as the March 2011 Kamoamoa fissure eruption along the volcano’s East Rift Zone. Then again, it might lead to nothing.
No matter how the current conditions on Kilauea play out, scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory will continue to monitor the volcano’s every move and keep you informed about the Kahauale‘a 2 flow through our daily eruption updates (http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/activity/kilaueastatus.php).
Kilauea activity update
A lava lake within Halema‘uma‘u produced nighttime glow visible via HVO’s webcam during the past week. The lava lake level rose slightly, reaching about 36 meters (118 feet) below the rim of the Overlook Crater by June 19.
On Kilauea’s East Rift Zone, the Kahauale‘a 2 flow remains active. The flow front stalled at 8.8 kilometers (5.5 miles) northeast of its vent on Pu‘u ‘O‘o in mid-May.
On June 17, the most distant active flows were 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) northeast of Pu‘u ‘O‘o. In addition, several small spatter cones within the Pu‘u ‘O‘o crater continued to produce glow.
There was one earthquake reported felt in the past week across the Hawaiian Islands.
At 6:05 p.m. June 17, a magnitude 2.4 earthquake occurred 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) southwest of Captain Cook at a depth of 13 kilometers (8 miles).
Visit the HVO website (http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov) for Volcano Awareness Month details and Kilauea, Mauna Loa and Hualalai activity updates, recent volcano photos, recent earthquakes and more; call (808) 967-8862 for a Kilauea summary; email questions to askHVO@usgs.gov.
Volcano Watch (http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/) is a weekly article and activity update written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey`s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.