Big Island Video News

Serving Hawaii County

  • Hawaiʻi Island News Regions
    • Hamakua
      • Mauna Kea
    • Hilo
    • Kau
    • Kona
    • Kohala
    • Puna

USGS webcam view of Halemaʻumaʻu and the lava lake at the Kilauea summit, captured on January 7, 2022.

Kilauea Volcano Update: Eruption Paused
Avatar photo

by Big Island Video News
on Jan 7, 2022 at 9:25 am

Subscribe to Big Island Video News (FREE)

* indicates required

STORY SUMMARY

HAWAIʻI VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK - As part of an ongoing pattern, scientists say one these pauses could be the last time we see lava until the next eruption.

(BIVN) – The summit eruption of Kīlauea volcano within Halemaʻumaʻu crater has entered another pause; part of an ongoing on-and-off pattern that could be a sign that the eruption is coming to an end.

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported today that summit tiltmeters began recording rapid deflation at about 1:30 p.m. yesterday, January 6. “The tilt signal has been flat since 10 p.m. last night,” the USGS wrote. “Volcanic tremor associated with the eruption – as recorded by nearby seismometers – decreased around 1:30 p.m. yesterday and remains low.”

All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, USGS said, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

“We’ve noticed that with the tilt, and the deflation-inflation events, it seems to turn off and come back on and this lasts a day or two,” said HVO geologist Carolyn Parcheta in a recent USGS Volcano Awareness Month video. “Essentially, at the bottom of the DI event, the lava seems to go away for a day or two and then inflation will start and then we’ll see lava come back as the inflation recovers and the pressure recovers.”

“We’re expecting to see this pattern for a little bit, but one of these could be the last time we see lava until the next eruption,” Parcheta said.

No unusual activity has been noted in the Kīlauea East Rift Zone. The current USGS Volcano Alert Level for the volcano is WATCH.


Filed Under: Volcano Tagged With: Kilauea

LATEST NEWS

Lava Fountains Burst From Kilauea On Mother’s Day

Brush Fire Reported In Honokaʻa

VOLCANO WATCH: 20 Episodes (And Counting) At Kīlauea

Fishing Captain Medevaced 80 Miles Offshore Hilo

Trek the Trail 2025 In Hilo on Saturday, May 10th

Land Board Rejects U.S. Army’s Pōhakuloa EIS

About Big Island Video News

  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2025 · Dynamik-Gen on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in