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Kīlauea Volcano’s West Vent Erupting More Vigorously Overnight While North Vent Quieted

December 26, 2020 · 8:41 PM UTC
Early Saturday morning, the west vent of Kīlauea Volcano on the Big Island reactivated with lava flow while the north vent quieted and started to drain the Halemaʻumaʻu crater lake.

VIDEO: Explosion at Kīlauea Volcano’s Halemaʻumaʻu Lava Lake

April 30, 2015 · 8:17 PM UTC
A rockfall from the southeast wall of the crater initiated the explosion, sending “large clots of molten splatter up to two meters across” in the vicinity of the closed visitor overlook fence.