(BIVN) – Brief, precursory lava flows continue to erupt from the north vent in Halemaʻumaʻu, as the summit of Kīlauea is in an extended build to the next episode of lava fountaining.
Ground tilt remains flat. This pattern is unusual for this eruption, which began in December 2024, and has seen sharp inflation and deflation between 54 episodes of lava fountaining.
There were also several earthquakes recorded on the north end of the caldera over the last 24 hours. The quakes were all at a magnitude-2 or lower, and occurred at a depth of less than 1 km.
The USGS Volcano Alert Level for Kīlauea remains at WATCH, and the Aviation Color Code remains at ORANGE.
This story will be updated with more information from the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory when the Friday morning Kīlauea activity update is published.
