Kilauea volcano activity has paused
The summit eruption of Kilauea volcano, within Halemaumau Crater, has paused, according to the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Two months after Kilauea began its latest eruption, lava is no longer flowing on the crater floor. No significant changes have been observed along either of the volcano's rift zones.
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A view of the west vent in Halemaʻumaʻu and the lava lake, from the northwest rim of the caldera, looking south.
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A view of Halemaʻumaʻu showing the crater lava lake; view is from the south rim of Halema‘uma‘u, looking northwest.
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A panorama of Halemaʻumaʻu from HVO Observation Tower.
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A view from a research camera mounted in the observation tower at the former Hawaiian Volcano Observatory building on Uēkahuna bluff within Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. The camera is looking south-southeast.
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A view fom a research camera mounted in the observation tower of the Okamura Building that previously housed the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory on the Uēkahuna Bluff in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. The camera is looking SSE towards the southern wall of the 2018 collapsed Halemaʻumaʻu, 1.9 km (1.2 miles) from the webcam.
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A view from Mauna Loa Strip Road looking at the Kīlauea summit.
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The Kīlauea Caldera, east wide angle, from HVO Observation Tower.
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A view of Halemaʻumaʻu showing the crater lava lake from the down-dropped block
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A panorama of Halemaʻumaʻu and down-dropped caldera floor from the west rim of the summit caldera, looking east.
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