ften be a place to avoid. We can count our blessings now, but eventually our descendants will have to deal with a Kīlauea that is very different from the one we know today.
Kīlauea Activity UpdateThe summit lava lake within Halemaʻumaʻu Crater produced nighttime glow that was visible via HVO's webcam over the past week. The lava lake level was relatively steady at 3035 m (~100115 ft) below the rim of the Overlook crater.
On the East Rift Zone of Kīlauea Volcano, the June 27 flow from Puʻu ʻŌʻō continued to advance toward the northeast and reached 7.0 km (4.3 miles) from the vent by mid-week. Within Puʻu ʻŌʻō crater, at least one small lava pond was active on the crater floor.
One earthquake was reported felt during the past week on the Island of Hawaiʻi. On Tuesday, August 5, 2014, at 12:08 a.m., HST, a magnitude-3.2 earthquake occurred 31 km (19 mi) northwest of Kailua-Kona at a depth of 26 km (16 mi).
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