Kilauea volcano update: Satellite data reveils recent uplift and location of dike intrusion on upper SW rift zone

Ground deformation at Kilauea volcano during 13-29 June 2024 (image: USGS volcanoes / facebook)

Ground deformation at Kilauea volcano during 13-29 June 2024 (image: USGS volcanoes / facebook)

USGS posted an interesting satellite radar interferogram of the summit region using the latest data of Agenzia Spaziale Italiana COSMO-SkyMed. It shows surface deformation that occurred during June 13-29 2024. Fringe patterns indicate deformation — more fringes mean more ground motion, and each color cycle is about 1.5 cm (0.6 in) of ground motion towards or away from the satellite. Information on how to read interferograms is available at https://ow.ly/jQ6k50StWKN.

This interferogram indicates about 10 cm of inflation centered in the south caldera and upper Southwest Rift Zone during the time spanned. The trace of the June 3 dike intrusion (which fed a small and short eruption that day) is visible as a line of focused deformation (disrupted fringes) that trends to the southwest from the summit caldera (Kaluapele).

Source: USGS Volcanoes (facebook)