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Volcano Watch: Kilauea activity update for July 10, 2014

The June 27 breakout has remained active over the past week, emitting short lava flows from the vent on Puʻu ʻŌʻō's northeast flank. These flows have stacked upon one another creating a lava shield, which now hosts a lava pond. This before and after comparison from our webcam east of Puʻu ʻŌʻō shows the dramatic change to the skyline that this new lava shield has created. Photo courtesy of USGS/HVO

The June 27 breakout has remained active over the past week, emitting short lava flows from the vent on PuÊ»u ʻŌʻō’s northeast flank. These flows have stacked upon one another creating a lava shield, which now hosts a lava pond. This before and after comparison from our webcam east of PuÊ»u ʻŌʻō shows the dramatic change to the skyline that this new lava shield has created. Photo courtesy of USGS/HVO


Pu’u ‘O’o Crater East Flank. (6/26/14-7/10/14)


Multi-image movie of Pu’u ‘O’o Crater. (6/26/14-7/10/14)


Thermal image movie of Pu‘u ‘O‘o Crater (6/26/14-7/10/14)

A look at the lava shield formed from lava erupting from the June 27 vent with a thermal image camera June 30, 2014. The shield consists of a broad, and relatively flat, top with multiple narrow streams of lava flowing down the sides. Photo courtesy of USGS/HVO

A look at the lava shield formed from lava erupting from the June 27 vent with a thermal image camera June 30, 2014. The shield consists of a broad, and relatively flat, top with multiple narrow streams of lava flowing down the sides. Photo courtesy of USGS/HVO

(Activity updates are written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.)

A lava lake within Halema‘uma‘u produced nighttime glow that was visible via HVO’s Webcam during the past week. The lava lake level dropped during the week, and was 40–45 m (~130–150 ft) below the rim of the Overlook crater on Thursday, July 10.

On Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone, the June 27 breakout continues to build a low shield, topped by a lava pond on the northeast flank of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō. Overflows from the pond, and breakouts from the base of the levee around the pond, fed small flows that rarely reached the base of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō.
There were no earthquakes in the past week reported felt on the Island of Hawai‘i.

Visit the HVO website (http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov) for past Volcano Awareness Month articles and current Kīlauea, Mauna Loa, and Hualālai activity updates, recent volcano photos, recent earthquakes, and more; call (808) 967-8862 for a Kīlauea summary; email questions to askHVO@usgs.gov.


Halemaʻumaʻu Overlook Vent from HVO (6/26/14-7/10/14)


Time-lapse movie of Halemaumau Crater (6/26/14-7/10/14)


Thermal image movie of Halemaumau Crater (6/26/14-7/10/14)

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