Kilauea volcano update: lava flow eruption continues

Thermal image of the lava flow within Halemaʻumaʻu this morning (image: HVO)

Thermal image of the lava flow within Halemaʻumaʻu this morning (image: HVO)

The activity of the volcano has been stable during the past month.

The lava flow from the western vent continues to supply to the Halemaʻumaʻu lava lake along the southern, northeastern, and northwestern rim of the crater floor.

Electronic tilt monitoring registered a summit deflation over the past 24 hours.

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported that the crater floor had seen a total rise of about 106 meters (348 feet) and that 77 million cubic meters (20 billion gallons) of lava had been effused since the beginning of this eruption on September 29, 2021.

Source: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory volcano activity update 4 June 2022