HVO: Kilauea summit eruption could begin with little notice
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that Kilauea volcano could begin erupting again with little notice.
According to a Wednesday morning update, HVO has observed periods of heightened activity at Kilauea’s south summit area over the past week, and warns that lava could emerge between Halema‘uma‘u crater and older vents to the south of the crater — originating from the volcano’s eruption in December 1974 — with only one to two hours of notice.
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Since Oct. 4, increased seismic activity has been recorded beneath Kilauea caldera’s southern edge, with about 134 earthquakes detected in the past 24 hours. Summit inflation is still very high, just shy of the level observed immediately before the most recent eruption on Sept. 10, HVO reported.
Despite this, emission rates of sulfur dioxide and other gases remain low.
The volcano’s alert level and aviation color code remain at “Advisory” and “Yellow,” respectively.
Due to the increased seismic activity, portions of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park remain closed.
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