Hawaii Volcano Kilauea

[bjdeming]

From HVO/USGS:

Kilauea Message 2026-01-19 04:21:54 HST
Seismic swarm with about 20 small earthquakes began at 2:58 AM HST and lasted for about 30-40 minutes. A smaller swarm occurred just prior to 4 PM HST yesterday. Both swarms caused minor tilt drops, but no impact to eruption or rift zones.

 

[bjdeming]

HVO discusses the new seismicity in this week's Volcano Watch.

Fortunately, magma migration to the East Rift appears unlikely; even if it did go there and then erupt, this layperson supposes that the eruption probably wouldn't be another 2018 (when the whole lava lake drained).

I hope we get another summit lava lake!

 

[TornadoFan]

And Kilauea is back with her 41st episode to distract people from....everything.

 

[TornadoFan]

Wow.

 

[TornadoFan]

 

[TornadoFan]

HVNP and Highway 11 are now closed due to ashfall.

 

[TornadoFan]

Still going strong.

 

[bjdeming]

HVO did a Volcano Watch article on that. What a spectacular fountain!