Following elevated earthquake exercise, Kilauea started erupting at about 2:30 a.m. This new eruption is going on at Halema’uma’u crater, which is positioned on the summit of Kilauea within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. It’s not posing a hazard to any houses or companies. From the early pictures, it seems that a this can be a […]
Tag Archives: Crater
07
Jun
Jun
Lava fountains and fissures are scattered throughout Halema’uma’u crater flooring on this primary day of the brand new eruption. Kilauea is erupting once more! At 4:44 a.m. Hawaii Time, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory detected a lava glow inside Halema’uma’u crater on the summit of Kilauea. Halema’uma’u crater is situated inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park […]
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Apr
Apr
Mahalo to Tara Hutchinson for sharing this neat crater shot with us for Aloha Friday Photos. Tara took this photograph on Maui on the Haleakala volcanic crater that stands over 9,500 ft above sea degree. (The summit reaches 10,023 ft above sea degree.) At this elevation, the temperatures are considerably cooler than down on the […]