Aerial footage captured by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) yesterday reveals an eruption of the Kilauea volcano, located southwest of Kaluapele in Hawaii.
The eruption is ongoing but confined to a remote area within the national park.
It is characterised by a low volume of lava and does not pose an immediate threat to human life or critical infrastructure.
According to information shared by the USGS, lava is currently emerging from a fissure system that extends approximately 1km in length.
At present, one fissure is active. Three others that were active last night have since become inactive. The lava flows are thin, having traveled only a few hundred metres from the fissures.
The newly covered area is estimated to span a few thousand square metres. Additionally, numerous large ground cracks have formed near the eruption site.
Due to the remote location, the primary hazards at this time are airborne, related to gas emissions and tephra being carried downwind from the eruption.
