The recent eruption at Napau Crater was the first on Kilauea’s middle East Rift Zone (ERZ) in six years. We often remember ...

A fissure on the northwestern crater wall of Makauopuhi Crater on the East Rift Zone of Kīlauea sent lava cascading into the ...

The recent eruption at Nāpau Crater was the first on Kīlauea’s middle East Rift Zone (ERZ) in six years. We often remember the Pu‘u‘ō‘ō and Maunaulu eruptions when thinking about the middle East Rift ...

Another crater, Devil’s Throat, formed around 1900 ... continued intrusions in the East Rift Zone is seismicity beneath the south flank of Kilauea. Kilauea volcano is always in a constant state of ...

“Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity ... 15-20 eruption in and near Nāpau Crater is an example of a brief eruption in this area. If a longer and larger eruption were to occur ...

Kilauea’s eruptions produce lava flows that are volatile ... It is said that visible steam can still be spotted emerging from the crater. This active volcano is situated on the southern Japanese ...