HONOLULU — the Intermittent eruption The event has been wowing residents and visitors to Hawaii’s Big Island for nearly a year, resuming on Tuesday Kilauea volcano It sent fountains of lava rising 400 feet (122 m) into the air.
The US Geological Survey said the molten rock was trapped inside the summit caldera of Kilauea within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. No homes were threatened.
It is the 37th time Kilauea has released lava since last December The current explosion has begun.
The latest lava show was preceded by intermittent splashing and flooding that began on Friday. Each eruption episode lasted about one day or less. The volcano paused for at least a few days in between.
In some cases, Kilauea’s lava towers It rose as high as skyscrapers. The volcano generated such tall fountains, in part because magma — containing gases released as it rose — was transported to the surface through narrow, tube-like vents.
Kilauea is located on the island of Hawaii, the largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago. It is located about 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of Honolulu, the state’s largest city, which is on Oahu.
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