
At about 3:45 a.m. HST on Wednesday, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory field crews measured the lava lake as 181 m (593 ft) deep with a narrow black ledge around it. This photo, taken at around 2 a.m. HST December 30, shows that lava continues to flow from the west vents into the lava lake. USGS photo by H. Dietterich.
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HAWAIʻI VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK - Eruption activity is steady at the western vent within Halemaʻmaʻu, with occasional Strombolian bursts. Lake depth as of 2:57 a.m. this morning is 608 feet.
A telephoto view of the west vent taken during Wednesday’s overflight of Kīlauea Volcano’s summit, at about 10:00 a.m. HST. The west vent in Halema‘uma‘u crater was active, with two vents visibly glowing on either side of the spatter cone. The crusted over channel feeds lava into the lake from the western-most vent (left). USGS photo by L. DeSmither.
(BIVN) – The eruption of Kīlauea volcano continues at the summit within Halemaʻumaʻu crater. The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory issued this update on Thursday: