Kīlauea Volcano — Leilani Estates Fissure System

View of the fissure system in Leilani Estates looking southwest (uprift). Fissure 17 is the lava fountain at bottom of photo, estimated to be about 50 m (164 ft) high with occasional bursts to about 100 m high (328 ft). Fissure 18 is the low fountain left of center feeding a lava flowthat spreads out of view on left (south). Fissure 20 is in middle of photo, also feeding a lavaflow. Note activity further uprift of fissure 20 (field reports suggest that this is fissure 15).