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image combines USGS map and image of Fissure 13. Full map and image found below.

7 pm Eruption Update – New Fissures Force Emergency Evacuation
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by Big Island Video News
on May 8, 2018 at 7:09 pm

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STORY SUMMARY

LEILANI ESTATES, Hawaii - Civil Defense issued a message telling all Lanipuna residents to evacuate towards the ocean at Isaac Hale Beach Park.

(USGS) At 2:47 p.m. HST. A new fissure (13) erupted across Leilani Street. View is toward the southwest on Leilani Street near the intersection with Pohoiki Road. Fissure 13 is located between fissures 1 and 6.

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(BIVN) – Two new fissures erupted in Leilani Estates on Tuesday, resulting in an emergency evacuation notice for residents of Lanipuna Gardens.

At 2:47 p.m. HST, the 13th fissure of the Leilani Estates eruption emerged across Leilani Street. Fissure 13 is located between fissures 1 and 6. Civil Defense said the fissure was near the intersection of Leilani Avenue and Kahukai Road. Geologists reported fissure 13 activity had diminished by about 5 p.m. HST.

Fissure 14 was near Kaupili St. and Leilani Avenue.

USGS: Preliminary map showing location of fissures 13 and 14, prepared by geologists on site in Leilani Estates at 16:06 p.m. today. Both fissures were briefly active this afternoon.

Civil Defense issued a message telling all Lanipuna residents to evacuate towards the ocean at Isaac Hale Beach Park.


Filed Under: Breaking Tagged With: Lanipuna Gardens, Leilani Estates, Pohoiki

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