A UAS mission on May 31, 2018, filmed details of the dramatic changes occurring within Halema‘uma‘u crater at Kīlauea's summit since explosive eruptions of ash and gas and ongoing wall collapse bega
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A UAS mission on May 31, 2018, filmed details of the dramatic changes occurring within Halema‘uma‘u crater at Kīlauea's summit since explosive eruptions of ash and gas and ongoing wall collapse bega
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 31, 2018.
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 31, 2018.
Video of fissure 8 on Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone on May 30, 2018. Fountain heights exceeded 200 feet and secondary fountains reached heights of 60 feet.
Video of fissure 8 on Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone on May 30, 2018. Fountain heights exceeded 200 feet and secondary fountains reached heights of 60 feet.
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 30, 2018. On Camera: Wendy Stovall, USGS Volcanologist
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 30, 2018. On Camera: Wendy Stovall, USGS Volcanologist
Video of fissure 8, as observed during a helicopter overflight on May 29, 2018, and as viewed from ground level. Fissure 8 was fountaining to heights of 200 feet at times, and feeding a lava flow that was traveling to the northeast.
Video of fissure 8, as observed during a helicopter overflight on May 29, 2018, and as viewed from ground level. Fissure 8 was fountaining to heights of 200 feet at times, and feeding a lava flow that was traveling to the northeast.
Everyday, a team of USGS scientists canvass areas along Kilauea Volcano’s east Lower Rift Zone.
Everyday, a team of USGS scientists canvass areas along Kilauea Volcano’s east Lower Rift Zone.
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 28, 2018.
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 28, 2018.
Downrift view of fissure 7 and a line of low lava fountains on Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone. Fissure 7 activity increased overnight, with
Downrift view of fissure 7 and a line of low lava fountains on Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone. Fissure 7 activity increased overnight, with
On May 27, 2018, the Department of Interior Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Kīlauea response team was conducting mapping missions in the lower East Rift Zone to monitor lava flow advancement rates and direction toward Highway 132 and populated areas.
On May 27, 2018, the Department of Interior Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Kīlauea response team was conducting mapping missions in the lower East Rift Zone to monitor lava flow advancement rates and direction toward Highway 132 and populated areas.
A UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) mission during this past week documented the widening of the Overlook vent. Earthquakes in the Kīlauea Volcano's summit region continue as the area subsides and adjusts to the withdrawa
A UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) mission during this past week documented the widening of the Overlook vent. Earthquakes in the Kīlauea Volcano's summit region continue as the area subsides and adjusts to the withdrawa
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 26, 2018.
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 26, 2018.
Fissure 8, one of the westernmost active fissures on Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone, reactivated during the overnight hours of May 25-26, with chaotic bursts of gas and lavaspatter.
Fissure 8, one of the westernmost active fissures on Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone, reactivated during the overnight hours of May 25-26, with chaotic bursts of gas and lavaspatter.
Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory are part of a 24 hour watch during the ongoing eruption on the lower east rift zone of the Kīlauea Volcano. Working in shifts they keep an eye on where the lava activity is and where it might move to.
Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory are part of a 24 hour watch during the ongoing eruption on the lower east rift zone of the Kīlauea Volcano. Working in shifts they keep an eye on where the lava activity is and where it might move to.
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 24, 2018
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 24, 2018
This explosion at Kīlauea Volcano's summit, which occurred just after 6:00 p.m. HST on May 24, 2018, produced an ash cloud that rose to 10,000 feet above sea level.
This explosion at Kīlauea Volcano's summit, which occurred just after 6:00 p.m. HST on May 24, 2018, produced an ash cloud that rose to 10,000 feet above sea level.
Fissure 21 produced a Pāhoehoe lava flow that oozed onto Kaupili Street in the Leilani Estates subdivision. Video 1 shows the flow on May 25, around 2:15 a.m. HST. Video 2 shows lavaoozing over a berm on May 24, around 6:00 p.m. HST.
Fissure 21 produced a Pāhoehoe lava flow that oozed onto Kaupili Street in the Leilani Estates subdivision. Video 1 shows the flow on May 25, around 2:15 a.m. HST. Video 2 shows lavaoozing over a berm on May 24, around 6:00 p.m. HST.
Dramatic lava fountains at fissure 6 on Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone on May 23, 2018, around 9:30 p.m.
Dramatic lava fountains at fissure 6 on Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone on May 23, 2018, around 9:30 p.m.
Helicopter overflight of lower East Rift Zone ocean entry and fissure complex on May 23, 2018, around 8:00 AM HST.
Helicopter overflight of lower East Rift Zone ocean entry and fissure complex on May 23, 2018, around 8:00 AM HST.
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 22, 2018.
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 22, 2018.
A blue burning flame of methane gas was observed in the cracks on Kahukai Street during the overnight hours. When lava buries plants and shrubs, methane gas is produced as a byproduct of burning vegetation.
A blue burning flame of methane gas was observed in the cracks on Kahukai Street during the overnight hours. When lava buries plants and shrubs, methane gas is produced as a byproduct of burning vegetation.