Kīlauea Eruption: Multiple Vents Fountaining #Volcano #Science

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Filmed at Halemaʻumaʻu crater, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, September 10, 2023, 4:00 p.m. HST. Multiple fissures opened across the downdropped block, producing lava fountains up to ~50 m high. The activity was sustained by a shallow magma reservoir beneath the summit, confirmed by seismic swarms and inflation.

Source: USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (Public Domain)

https://www.usgs.gov/media/videos/kilauea-volcano-views-september-2023-summit-eruption

https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo

https://volcano.si.edu/showreport.cfm?doi=10.5479/si.GVP.BGVN202310-332010