Kilauea Volcano New Activity

New vent opens in Kilauea volcano

One of the world’s most active volcanoes, Kilauea which has been has been in constant activre eruption since 1983 has forced open a new vent.

The Pu’u O’o crater collapsed on Saturday along the middle of Kilauea’s east rift zone and the fissure eruption was spotted shortly afterwards about two miles west of Pu’u O’o sending lava shooting up to over 20 metres.

A spokesperson from The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said:

“As a volcanogist, this is what we do. These are the moments we wait for,” Janet Babb said. “It is exciting to see an eruption begin particularly if you can see it from the very start.”

At the summit, lava receded rapidly late on Saturday but seemed to slow yesterday. There were also about 150 small earthquakes were recorded within Kilauea in the past 24 hours