Lava Flow Update
Good news from Puʻu ʻŌʻō!
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports: Rainy weather has made for difficult viewing conditions, nonetheless webcam images over the past 24 hours show persistent glow at long-term sources within the crater and from a small lava pond on the west side of the crater. There were no significant changes in seismicity or tilt over the past 24 hours. The sulfur dioxide emission rate from the East Rift Zone vents has been steady over the past several months and remains significantly lower than the summit emission rate.
Lava Flow Observations: The episode 61g flow is still active, but no lava is flowing into the ocean. Webcams show continuing surface flow activity on the upper portion of the flow field and on Pulama pali. This includes a new breakout on the upper flow field, between 1 to 2 km (0.6 to 1.2 miles) from the vent, that began early this morning. None of these flows poses any threat to nearby communities at this time. A distant webcam view of the coastal plain is available here:
https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/multimedia_webcams.html.
Maps of the lava flow field can be found here:
https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/multimedia_maps.html