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Lava lake level remains high, rockfall triggers explosive event

Lava lake reaches new high level

Halema‘uma‘u lava lake continues to rise
 

Rising lava level in Halema‘uma‘u Crater

Breakouts continue northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

Lava erupting from Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō since mid-March 2015 has spread slowly and irregularly across three areas located within about 7 km (4 mi) from the vent...

Scattered breakouts northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō continue

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.5 earthquakelocated near Kailua-Kona on the Island of Hawai‘i...

Breakouts persist northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

To the casual observer, lava that recently flowed into the outskirts of Pāhoa might look a lot like the lava that grazed the village of Kalapana in...