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Kīlauea Lava Flows Increase Overnight
Kīlauea's south vent erupts multiple lava flows overnight, expanding into Friday morning.
In brief
Kīlauea's south vent erupts multiple lava flows overnight, expanding into Friday morning. Kīlauea's south vent produced 15 small lava overflows overnight, advancing up to 300 feet from the vent by 5:10 a.m. HST. Originally reported by Bigislandvideonews.
Kīlauea Summit Erupts
Low-level lava activity returned to Kīlauea's summit overnight, continuing within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
South Vent Overflows
The south vent produced 15 small lava overflows starting at 10:16 p.m. HST, advancing less than 100 feet from the vent.
High-Volume Overflow
By 5:10 a.m. HST, a high-volume overflow coated the area within 300 feet of the vent with pahoehoe lava in 10 minutes.
Current South Vent Activity
South vent overflows began at 5:56 a.m. HST and continue, feeding multiple pahoehoe channels extending near a half mile from the vent.
Seismic Activity
Twenty-one earthquakes were recorded overnight, mostly in the southern and eastern regions of Kīlauea's summit.
Magma Pressure
The summit remains highly pressurized, with data showing continued inflation and possible changes in eruptive activity or location.
Next Steps
HVO warns of possible new fountaining episodes or passive eruptions from existing weak crack systems in the summit region.
The main idea
Kīlauea's south vent produced 15 small lava overflows overnight, advancing up to 300 feet from the vent by 5:10 a.m. HST.
