The effusive eruption of the volcano continues characterized by the transformation of Kīlauea’s lava lake into continuous crusting.
The lava lake within Halema‘uma‘u crater remains active, although surface incandescence has become less frequent over the last few days.
As can be seen in the attached image, two elongated lobes oriented west (left) to east (right) with a relatively smooth shiny grey surface are visible in the center of the photo. These two lobes comprise the active area of the current lava lake. A tiny red glow is visible along the southern (bottom) margin of the northern (top) elongated lobe, toward the middle.
The lava flow, feeding from the western fissure vent, continues to effuse into the lava lake. The current lava lake depth is 751 ft (229 m).
Gas emissions and seismic activity remain at elevated levels.
Source: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory volcano activity update 18 May 2021