Hawaii volcano eruption: New video reveals APOCALYPTIC scenes following further explosions
THE HAWAII VOLCANO continues to erupt, spewing lava across Big Island and sparking dozens of earthquakes.
By JAMIE MACWHIRTER
Express.co.uk
Sun, Jun 17, 2018
New footage released by the US Department of Defense shows rivers of molten lava flowing around Pahoe, to the east of Kilauea.
Lava from the Hawaii volcano continues to flow across Big Island, as renewed volcanic activity rocked the area overnight.
The US Geological Survey confirmed that more than 180 explosions and earthquakes struck the area around Kilauea’s summit.
Scientists added that a large explosion at the Halemaumau Crater had the energy of a 5.3 magnitude earthquake, and that volcanic emissions remain “very high”.
Experts at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center rushed to deny that a tsunami had been triggered following the strong explosion, as uncertainty over the next huge eruptions persist.
Seismicity on Thursday recorded 40 earthquakes an hour, with five of those greater than magnitude 3.
A small ash plume, caused by the Kilauea summit ash eruption, reached 10,000 feet into the air, sparking health fears in surrounding areas over poisonous fumes.
Lava now covers 5,914 acres, or 9.24 square mile, the Hawaii Civil Defense Agency confirmed on Saturday.
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