Kilauea Ends 6-Hour Episode 55 in Halemaumau After 720-Foot Lava Fountains
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Updated · Honolulu Star-Advertiser · Oct 17
Kilauea Ends 6-Hour Episode 55 in Halemaumau After 720-Foot Lava Fountains
2 articles · Updated · Honolulu Star-Advertiser · Oct 17
Summary
9:03 a.m. marked the abrupt end of Kilauea’s 55th lava-fountaining episode, nearly six hours after it began at 3:19 a.m. in Halemaumau crater.
720-foot fountains peaked around 5 a.m., and the eruption plume rose to about 25,000 feet above sea level before activity shut down.
All vents and lava flows remained confined to Halemaumau, while tephra fell mostly within 3 miles of the vents; lighter ash and Pele’s Hair could drift farther.
The burst was Kilauea’s first high fountaining since Aug. 25 after a two-month pause, and Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists said another return is unlikely for the next few weeks.