Current Kilauea status from HVO:
Kilauea Daily Update issued Sep 13, 2007 09:46 HST Volcanic-Alert Level WATCH – Aviation Color Code ORANGE
Report prepared by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO):Activity Summary: The 7/21 eruption continues to supply an open lava channel that overflowed at several points within 1 km (0.6 mile) of the vent in the last day, producing several small flows, all less than 1 km (0.6 miles) in length. The `a`a flow along the southern margin is currently the most visible point of growth since the last report, and continues to show minor expansion near and northeast of Kupaianaha.
Hazard Summary: There are no immediate threats directly from lava flows. A publication detailing the current and potential future hazards posed by this eruption is available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1264/.
Vent areas are hazardous and conditions can change rapidly. Access to the 7/21 eruption site in the Kahauale`a Natural Area Reserve is closed (see http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/chair/pio/HtmlNR/07-N076.htm). Lava flows advancing through vegetation are hazardous and can produce fire and methane explosions that propel chunks of lava and rock several feet into the air.
Last 24 hours at 7/21 eruption site: The vent continued to supply a full and active lava channel about 1 km (0.6 miles) long. Channel overflows produced scattered small flows and toes of lava to the north, all less than a few hundred meters (several hundred feet) in length. The heightened near-vent activity has effectively captured the supply and stalled advancement of the most easterly (distal) end of the flowfield. The current effusion is producing minor lobe advancements only to the east and south margins, near Kupaianaha. The recent flow activity continues to contribute to the thickness and breadth of the flow field, but not its length.
Last 24 hours at Pu`u `O`o crater: The webcam continues to show lots of fume by day but no incandescence overnight. The tiltmeter on the north flank of Pu`u `O`o shows slow steady deflation, losing 0.8 microradians since yesterday’s update. Seismic tremor levels remain low.
Last 24 hours at Kilauea summit: Kilauea’s summit tilt is continuing a trend of slow deflation, losing 0.6 microradians. Summit seismicity remains low. Just a few small earthquakes were recorded on the volcano’s south flank.
