#Hawaiʻi Volcano Observatory

Unrest reported at Kīlauea as 4.3 earthquake rattles Middle East Rift Zone

Earthquake activity has increased in Kīlauea’s middle East Rift Zone, near Makaopuhi Crater. Ground deformation patterns west (uprift) of Puʻuʻōʻō suggest that another intrusive event could be occurring in this region, but scientists with the Hawaiʻi Volcano Observatory say Kīlauea is not erupting at this time.