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The elevated seismic unrest at the volcano continues.

A swarm of small (mean values of M 2.0 mostly), but intense earthquakes have been occurring beneath the southern flank of the Kilauea caldera over the past two days, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) reported.
Most of earthquakes have been located at depth of 2-3 km below the surface.
Ground deformation summit tiltmeter recordings indicate the ongoing inflationary trend over the past day with some variations. The summit area is being increasingly pressurized. Similar episodes of earthquake and ground deformation activity occurred in November 2020 and August 2021, prior to eruptions in December 2020 and September 2021.
For now, whether an eruption will occur or not, it's unclear yet. The current elevated seismic activity may culminate in the upcoming days, weeks or even months or may decrease to the background levels.
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions reached to a 86 tonnes on 15 August.
Source: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory volcano activity update 25 August 2023

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