Kilauea volcano (Hawai'i): new eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu crater, alert status raised to Red

 A new eruption started at Kilauea in the afternoon of 5 January.

At approx. 04:34 PM local time, the HVO surveillance cameras detected a glow within Halemaʻumaʻu crater. Later on, a new eruptive fissure started to appear and erupt small lava fountains generating lava flows where they have been slowly spreading into various directions and gradually covering the solidified crater floor. Typical slabs of dark, solidified crust have continued to shift on the lava field surface, accompanied by typical bright orange lava glow between them.

Therefore, a decision has been made to rise the Volcanic Alert Level to "Red".

Source: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory volcano activity update 6 January 2023