372K views · 6.5K reactions | Kīlauea eruption update: 820-foot fountains at both vents. ⚠️ Also, due to unsafe volcanic conditions, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has temporarily closed the summit area of Kilauea. | Hawaii News Now | Facebook

On January 5, 2023, HVO’s KW webcam captured dramatic bursts of lava from a new vent that opened in Halemaʻumaʻu crater and a wave of lava that moved out onto the crater floor. Kīlauea volcano began erupting in Halema‘uma‘u crater around 4:34 pm HST on January 5, 2023. Within hours, multiple dome fountains were active in the central-eastern portion of Halema‘uma‘u crater’s floor. There were several large bursts of lava from the newly opened vent. One large burst up to 50 meters (164 feet) high o

HVO’s B1cam captures the opening moments of the afternoon eruption at Kīlauea Volcano on January 5, 2023. During the early morning hours of January 5, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists were closely monitoring an increase in earthquake activity and changes in the patterns of ground deformation at Kīlauea’s summit, indicating movement of magma in the subsurface. The geophysical signals intensified around 3 pm and HVO raised Kīlauea’s volcano alert level and aviation color code because a

3.9K views · 288 reactions | HVO scientists collect fresh lava...