Hawaii volcano update: Latest lava flow MAP – 9.2 square miles swamped by lava
ERUPTIONS in the Lower East Rift Zone from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano continue to send molten rivers of lava pouring down Big Island into the Pacific Ocean – these latest maps from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) show where the latest lava flow is.
By KAT HOPPS
Express.co.uk
Sun, Jun 17, 2018
USGS recorded a large explosion at the volcano’s summit on Saturday at 10.18am local time (9.18pm BST) “equivalent to a magnitude 5.3 earthquake”.
No tsunami threat was raised by authorities.
But magma from fissures in the Leilani Estates area continues to destroy everything in its path as Kilauea’s flows channel to the sea through the Kapoho community.
Fissures 8, 16, 18 and 15 are currently active, according to the latest USGS official update at 10.15pm local time on Saturday (9.15am BST).
The update read: “Fountains from the Fissure 8 spatter cone continue to feed lava into the well-established channel that flows to the ocean at Kapoho.
“Occasionally, lava spills over the channel levees. The ocean entry remained fairly broad with laze blown onshore.
“Fissures 16 and 18 continue to ooze lava and mild spattering from Fissure 15 was observed late in the day.”
Latest lava flow MAPPED
The maps below reveal how the lava has swept across 9.2 sq miles of land – equivalent to 5,900 acres.
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