The activity within Halemaʻumaʻu crater continues at fluctuating levels over the past 48 hours.
The lava supply to the western fissure of the lava lake temporarily decreased on 4 February morning and afternoon associated with the deflation-inflation cycle. Another phase of reduced lava emitting began yesterday morning as a slight summit deflation has been recorded. The lava lake level has been dropped by 2-5 meters while subsidence phases.
Unlike previous pauses in the effusive activity, the discharge rate was reduced a bit causing the lake surface has not solidified and has not fully stagnated.
Multiple lava spill-outs emerged along the northern and eastern rims of the crater during the past 48 hours.
Source: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory volcano activity update 6 February 2022
