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Volcano Watch: Kilauea activity update for August 6, 2014


Halemaʻumaʻu Overlook Vent from HVO (7/31/14-8/6/14)


Time-lapse movie of Halemaumau Crater (7/31/14-8/6/14)


Thermal image movie of Halemaumau Crater (7/31/14-8/6/14)

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

The summit lava lake within Halema‘uma‘u Crater produced nighttime glow that was visible via HVO’s webcam over the past week. The lava lake level was relatively steady at 30–35 m (~100-115 ft) below the rim of the Overlook crater.

On the East Rift Zone of Kīlauea Volcano, the June-27 flow from Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō continued to advance toward the northeast and reached 7.0 km (4.3 miles) from the vent by mid-week. Within Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater, at least one small lava pond was active on the crater floor.

One earthquake was reported felt during the past week on the Island of Hawai‘i. On Tuesday, August 5, 2014, at 12:08 a.m., HST, a magnitude-3.2 earthquake occurred 31 km (19 mi) northwest of Kailua-Kona at a depth of 26 km (16 mi).

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.


Multi-image movie of Pu’u ‘O’o Crater. (7/31/14-8/6/14)


Pu’u ‘O’o Crater East Flank. (7/31/14-8/6/14)


Pu’u ‘O’o Crater North Flank. (7/31/14-8/6/14)


Pu’u ‘O’o Crater South Flank. (7/31/14-8/6/14)


Thermal image movie of Pu‘u ‘O‘o Crater (7/31/14-8/6/14)

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