Kīlauea Collapse and Refilling – Changes Since 2018 (USGS via YouTube)

Collapse And Refilling: New USGS Video Shows Kīlauea Changes Since 2018

Big Island Video News

Apr 19, 2024

STORY SUMMARY

ISLAND OF HAWAIʻI - After the summit collapse, Halemaʻumaʻu has seen the a water lake and several eruptions that have slowly refilled the caldera.

(BIVN) – A new USGS video has been published showing the dramatic changes at the summit of Kīlauea, following the collapse event that occurred in the summer of 2018. 

From the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory:

This video summarizes changes to the summit Kīlauea volcano since the 2018 caldera collapse. In the year after the 2018 collapse, a water lake began to rise from the bottom. It evaporated during about 90 minutes when an eruption started in Halemaʻumaʻu crater on the night of December 20, 2020. This eruption was the first of several that have slowly refilled the caldera following its collapse in 2018.



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