Thermal F1 image of both active lava lakes within Halemaʻumaʻu crater with small lava pit in between them (image: F1 HVO)
The effusive eruption at the volcano continues.
Both lava lakes, the large one in the eastern half of the crater and 2021-2022 western, smaller one, continue to be active within the Halemaʻumaʻu crater.
The eastern lava lake is currently well-defined by its levee boundaries, though there are periods of frequent overflows.
The flux of SO2 emissions reached to a 3,000 tonnes on 20 January.
A live-stream video of the activity is available here.
Source: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory volcano activity update 25 January 2023
A true colour satellite image of Kilauea volcano with IR highlights composite depicting both active lava lakes (image: Sentinel-2)