HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY CURRENT STATUS REPORT
U.S. Geological Survey
Friday, December 12, 2014 7:35 PM AKST (Saturday, December 13, 2014 04:35 UTC)
KILAUEA VOLCANO (VNUM #332010)
19°25'16" N 155°17'13" W, Summit Elevation 4091 ft (1247 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: WARNING
Current Aviation Color Code: ORANGE
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) scientists conducted field mapping around the leading tip of active lava on the June 27th lava flow. The active lobe has advanced about 900 meters (0.6 miles) since the afternoon of December 9, which is equivalent to an average advance rate of approximately 320 meters per day (0.2 miles per day).
The leading edge of this lobe was 2.7 km (1.7 miles) upslope from the intersection of Highway 130 and Pāhoa Village Road at the Pahoa Marketplace, as measured along a straight line. The active lobe is following a steepest-descent path that takes the flow towards the intersection of Pāhoa Village Road and Highway 130, in the vicinity of the Pahoa Marketplace. The leading edge of the lobe was 2.6 km (1.6 miles) upslope from the edge of Pahoa Marketplace, as measured along this path of steepest-descent.
Daily updates about Kilauea's ongoing eruptions, recent images and videos of summit and East Rift Zone volcanic activity, and data about recent earthquakes are posted on the HVO Web site at http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/.
Additional Information:
Maps, photos, Webcam views, and other information about Kilauea Volcano are available at http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hvo/activity/kilaueastatus.php. A daily update summary is available by phone at (808) 967-8862.
For a definition of volcano alert levels and aviation color codes: http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/activity/alertsystem/index.php
A map with details of earthquakes located within the past two weeks can be found at http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/seismic/volcweb/earthquakes/
HVO Contact Information: askHVO@usgs.gov
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is one of five volcano observatories within the U.S. Geological Survey and is responsible for monitoring volcanoes and earthquakes in Hawai`i.
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