The eruption that began southwest of Kīlauea’s summit at approximately 12:30 a.m. HST on June 3 remains paused. Although conditions in the region have not changed significantly, volcanic gas emissions have decreased. Activity in this region remains dynamic and could change quickly. All activity is located within Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. HVO continues to closely monitor Kīlauea and will issue additional notices as needed.
Fissure eruptions are often short-lived but can be difficult to forecast. They can display pauses of hours to days. The large crack system that developed since the eruption onset extends well past the westernmost active fissure, indicating that magma has been emplaced at shallow depths beneath the surface all the way to the east side of Maunaiki. While the recent eruption occurred due to the intrusion of new magma to the Southwest, it occurred in the vicinity of the dike that formed close to the surface on January 31, 2024. Input of newer, hotter magma could destabilize the stored magma. While the current eruption may be over, it is equally likely that it might resume at or to the west of the last active fissure.
Kīlauea remains at alert level/aviation color code WATCH/ORANGE.
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