Small explosion from new vent at Kilauea’s summit
June 3, 2011
At 0258 Hawaii‐Aleutian Standard Time (HST) on 19 March 2008, a small explosion scattered altered and fresh lithic debris across a 40‐hectare area at the summit of Kilauea volcano. This explosion, the first recorded there since 1924, issued from a vent about 35 meters wide along the east wall of Halema'uma'u Crater. Ballistic fragments—the largest measuring nearly 1 meter across—were propelled upward more than 70 meters onto the Halema'uma'u crater rim. Coarse ash and centimeter‐size lithic debris covered part of Crater Rim Drive, and fine ash was deposited farther than 30 kilometers to the southwest.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 2011 |
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Title | Small explosion from new vent at Kilauea’s summit |
DOI | 10.1029/2008EO220003 |
Authors | David C. Wilson, Tamar Elias, T. Orr, Matthew R. Patrick, Jeff Sutton, Don Swanson |
Publication Type | Article |
Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Series Title | Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union |
Index ID | 70198286 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
USGS Organization | Geologic Hazards Science Center; Hawaiian Volcano Observatory; Volcano Science Center |