(BIVN) – The ongoing eruption of Kīlauea volcano is once again in repose, following six hours of high lava fountaining on Thursday.
Episode 56 of the ongoing summit eruption ended abruptly at 6:01 p.m. on November 5th. All lava activity was confined to Halemaʻumaʻu crater. Tephra was reported falling primarily in the closed area of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Light tephra fall was also reported in Kaʻū, at the Footprints area of the park, and in the town of Pāhala.
The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported the lava fountain reached a maximum height of about 660 feet (200 meters) during the eruption.
“Tiltmeter data indicate that approximately 8 million cubic yards (6 million cubic meters) of lava erupted during episode 56,” the Observatory noted. “The average effusion rate was 260 cubic yards (200 cubic meters) per second.”
The Uēkahuna tiltmeter recorded 17 microradians of deflationary tilt at the summit during the episode. Inflationary tilt resumed immediately after fountaining ended, indicating the episodic pattern will continue.
This story will be updated with the new information from the USGS HVO on Friday.
