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Hawaii Volcano Kilauea

Madam Pele, on her comfy home couch in Halemaumau, has been watching too many Iceland eruption videos.

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY DAILY UPDATE
U.S. Geological Survey
Thursday, February 13, 2025, 9:14 AM HST (Thursday, February 13, 2025, 19:14 UTC)


KILAUEA (VNUM #332010)
19°25'16" N 155°17'13" W, Summit Elevation 4091 ft (1247 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH
Current Aviation Color Code: ORANGE


Activity Summary: 

The summit eruption of Kīlauea remains paused in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Another episode is likely within the next 3-6 days.

The ninth episode of Kīlauea's ongoing eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu crater within Kaluapele (the summit caldera) paused at 8:43 a.m. HST, February 12, after over 22 hours of lava fountains erupting from the north and south vents feeding lava flows onto the crater floor. This was the ninth episode of the eruption that began on December 23, 2024, with each episode characterized by lava fountaining separated by pauses in activity. All recent eruptive activity has occurred in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. No significant changes have been noted along Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone or Southwest Rift Zone...
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On Facebook, USGS has an excellent in-depth look at Kilauea's activity -- #10 is on! -- and how they monitor it.
 
It was so brief that the fountains were almost gone by the time I heard about it and checked the cam -- glad they saved video from the peak!

 
These fountains are worth sharing!

 
Already it's dying down, so here's a screenshot from near the beginning:

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Both craters are still at it, and the boffins had to zoom out their cam so much to catch the fountains that you can now see the caldera rim. :)
 
Madame Pele is at the peak of another spectacular dance right now --



Per the USGS, there's five-digit SO2 release but winds currently are blowing it away from the viewing area.
 
:cool:

Just look at that -- and in perfect lighting!

 
That "hose" was amazing!

Here's the USGS take on the very brief but gorgeous eruption:

 


Again, here's footage from the 1959 eruption she mentions -- it happened in a small crater called Kilauea Iki, next to the big summit crater; thought of it when watching the hose and other fountaining.



Kilauea can be so spectacular!
 
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