![]() ![]() ![]() The event created a "robust" plume of ash that rose high into the air.Ībout six hours later, lava began emerging from cracks in the subdivision, spouting as high as 125 feet, though the lava flow did not travel more than 30 feet from the crack, according to the Observatory.Īs Hawaii News Nowreports, the incident isn’t over. On Thursday morning around 10:30 a.m., a more significant 5.0 magnitude quake struck, which the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported caused a partial collapse of the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater, located between the volcano and the Leilani Estates subdivision. Authorities had warned residents that an eruption was possible and to prepare for possible evacuation. Over the last few days, 600 small earthquakes have rattled the eastern edge of the island as magma began moving under the volcano. "The danger is of such magnitude," wrote Ige, "that it warrants preemptive and protective action in order to provide for the safety, health and welfare of the residents of Leilani Estates and surrounding areas."ĬNN reports that the lava flow wasn’t completely unexpected. ![]() The volcanic activity forced the mandatory evacuation of two subdivisions in the Puna district-Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Garden-which are located about 25 miles from the volcano, Allyson Chiu and Lindsey Bever at The Washington Post report.Īcting Mayor of Hawai‘i County, Wil Okabe signed an emergency proclamation that afternoon, which was followed by the Governor of Hawaii, David Ige's emergency proclamation later that evening. local time Thursday, lava from the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island began emerging from a 492-foot fissure in the volcano’s eastern rift zone. ![]()
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