New fissure erupts NE of earlier fissures
Detailed Description
Aerial view of fissure 16 (bottom right) that erupted this morning beginning just before 7:00 a.m. HST. The fissure is located roughly along the alignment of the earlier fissures (steam in top left photo) and 1.3 km (0.8 miles) northeast of fissure 15 and Pohoiki Road. Photograph courtesy of Hawai`i County Fire Department.