The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island has erupted again, according to information from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), which has issued a red aviation alert.
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has erupted again
The eruptive activity is mainly centered in the Volcanoes National Park area, so authorities have indicated that no homes are at risk for the time being.
Thus, the crater of Halemaumau has ejected several lava flows and ash plumes, as shown in images obtained by the park.
Government data indicate that the volcano is one of the most active in the world. At least 50 eruptive episodes have been recorded in the last century.
In 2018, Kilauea staged a powerful eruption that leveled more than 700 homes and forced the displacement of thousands of people.
“Increased seismic activity and changes in ground deformation patterns at Kilauea’s summit began to occur at approximately noon on September 29, 2021, indicating movement of subsurface magma,” the USGS said in a statement.
The agency has explained that it detected with the observatory’s webcams a glow inside Kilauea’s summit crater around 3:30 p.m., indicating the start of an eruption.
“Just after midnight, we started to have an increase in seismic activity and seismic swarms,” said David Phillips, the scientist in charge of the observatory.
