Kilauea eruption update:
Friday, Nov 23, 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: ...
[more]Saturday, Nov 10, 2018
It has now been 66 days since lava was last at the surface at Kilauea. That is the longest gap since the start of the eruption in 1983- there were 65 days between Episode 2 and 3- and the longest since the 4 months between the two 1982 eruptions. And with no signs of imminent renewal, it seems very likely that the current gap will reach the 90 day mark on December 5- which means the eruptive period that started in 1983 has come to end. When eruptive activity does eventually return, it will be an entirely new eruption.
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Satellite photo of Kilauea volcano, showing the summit caldera and parts of its east rift zone with the active vent Pu'u 'O'o.
Three-dimesional view of Kilauea volcano based on satellite imagery.
Map of Kilauea volcano, Big Island Hawai'i
Kilauea Volcano Videos
Shield volcano 1277 m (4,190 ft)
Hawai'i, 19.41°N / -155.29°W
Kilauea volcano: activity at Pu'u 'O'o during the past 2 weeksTime-lapse video of the thermal webcam placed on the northern rim of Pu'u 'O'o. 3 active vents with occasional small lava overflows are visible. More at http://webcams.volcanodiscovery.com
Time-lapse of Kīlauea lava flowing downhill on September 21, 2013Kilauea volcano, Hawai'i: Lava from Kīlauea volcano's Peace Day fissure eruption flows downhill towards Kalapana on September 21, 2013. These lava flows have been active on and off for the past 2 weeks, after a partial change in the plumbing system of the volcano. Contact us for more information about visiting this and other fantastic volcanic sites!
