Puʻu ʻŌʻō
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Puʻu ʻŌʻō is a volcanic cone on the eastern rift zone of Kīlauea volcano in the Hawaiian Islands. The eruption that created Puʻu ʻŌʻō began on January 3, 1983, and continued nearly continuously until
View at dusk, June 1983
Aerial view of Puʻu ʻŌʻō taken on August 30, 1990
Aerial view of Puʻu ʻŌʻō taken on September 10, 2007
Lava from the Puʻu ʻŌʻō cinder cone has flowed 14 miles into the town of Pāhoa. The lava has breached the boundary of the Pāhoa Transfer Station.
2018 lower Puna eruption
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The 2018 lower Puna eruption was a volcanic event on the island of Hawaiʻi, on Kīlauea volcano's East Rift Zone that began on May 3, 2018. It is related to the larger eruption of Kīlauea that began on
Puʻu ʻŌʻō
…seismicity and ground deformation increased downrift of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō. On May 3, fissures opened up at the Leilani Estates, marking the beginning of the 2018 lower Puna eruption. Through the rest of 2018, Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō continued to experience intermittent collapses. In January 2019, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists stated…
Ash from Kilauea Eruption, right image shows the height of the plume by color.
Blue flames from burning methane gas in Leilani Estates, on 22 May 2018, 11:30 p.m. HST.
FEMA team sets up a mobile air quality monitoring station
Marine Super Stallion standing by in event of evacuation