# For volcano watchers - maybe you'll get lucky! {Kilauea may be erupting} **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 5, 2023, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-volcano-watchers-maybe-youll-get-lucky-kilauea-may-be-erupting/989665 "2023-09-05T20:52:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-volcano-watchers-maybe-youll-get-lucky-kilauea-may-be-erupting/989665/101 "2024-06-03T16:38:12Z")
It was in the description earlier. I don’t see it there anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-volcano-watchers-maybe-youll-get-lucky-kilauea-may-be-erupting/989665/102 "2024-06-03T21:25:10Z")
I think it’s stopped. USGS has downgraded Kilauea to Orange/Watch status. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-volcano-watchers-maybe-youll-get-lucky-kilauea-may-be-erupting/989665/103 "2024-06-03T21:29:14Z")
You can see the last night’s eruption on this [time lapse from camera KOcam](https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/last-24-hours-live-image-upper-east-rift-zone-maunaulu-kocam). ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-volcano-watchers-maybe-youll-get-lucky-kilauea-may-be-erupting/989665/104 "2024-06-03T21:45:20Z")
Pathetic ! Come on Pele, get your act together ! ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-volcano-watchers-maybe-youll-get-lucky-kilauea-may-be-erupting/989665/105 "2024-06-03T22:35:04Z")
No, it is still ongoing as I write. But the location is so remote that it doesn’t present much of a threat, hence the downgrade. (But it could stop at any time - for all I know, when you read this it will be over.) Meanwhile, USGS did a fly-over and got [some good film of the eruption](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eCy9NEHzl8). No need to watch past the first few seconds when they fly over the active eruption - after that, it’s all just fumes. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-volcano-watchers-maybe-youll-get-lucky-kilauea-may-be-erupting/989665/106 "2024-07-23T16:18:44Z")
Here we go again - lots of shallow quakes indicating magma moving toward the surface, and the advisory level has been raised from yellow to orange. We’ll see what, if anything, happens this time. I’m not holding my breath. Here is the latest USGS notice, in full: **HVO/USGS Volcanic Activity Notice** Volcano: **Kilauea** (VNUM #332010) Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH Previous Volcano Alert Level: ADVISORY Current Aviation Color Code: ORANGE Previous Aviation Color Code: YELLOW **Issued:** Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 4:06 AM HST **Source:** Hawaiian Volcano Observatory **Notice Number:** 2024/H178 **Location:** N 19 deg 25 min W 155 deg 17 min **Elevation:** 4091 ft (1247 m) **Area:** Hawaii **Volcanic Activity Summary:** Kīlauea is not erupting. Increased earthquake activity and ground deformation at Kīlauea’s upper East Rift Zone began at approximately 3:30 a.m. HST on July 23, 2024, indicating the likely movement of magma in the subsurface. Accordingly, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) is raising the Volcano Alert Level for ground-based hazards from ADVISORY to WATCH and the Aviation Color Code from YELLOW to ORANGE. Earthquake activity is centered near Pauahi Crater. The situation is rapidly evolving, and, at this time, it is not possible to say with certainty if this activity will lead to an eruption; the activity may remain below ground. An eruption in Kīlauea’s upper East Rift Zone within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park is one potential outcome. It is not possible to say where such an outbreak may occur, but the area between Hiʻiaka crater and Maunaulu in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, is potentially at risk for a new lava outbreak based on past patterns of eruptive activity in this area. Past eruptions in this region of Kīlauea’s upper East Rift Zone, between Hiʻiaka crater and Maunaulu, occurred over hours to about a month. The location of any future outbreak will determine what areas could be in the path of new lava flows. A map of past eruptive activity is available here: [Volcano Watch — Cruising Chain of Craters Road: Recent earthquakes and past volcanism | U.S. Geological Survey](https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/news/volcano-watch-cruising-chain-craters-road-recent-earthquakes-and-past). HVO continues to closely monitor Kīlauea. Should volcanic activity change significantly, a new Volcanic Activity Notice will be issued. HVO is in close contact with Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Temporary closures have been implemented as a result of this elevated activity: [Chain of Craters Road and other areas closed as earthquakes increase in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park increase in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park - Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park (U.S. National Park Service)](https://www.nps.gov/havo/learn/news/20240722-earthquakes.htm) Hazards are present on Kīlauea and are described below. Residents and visitors should stay informed and follow County of Hawai‘i and Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park guidelines. For more information about the meaning of volcano alert levels and aviation color codes, see [https://www.usgs.gov/programs/VHP/volcanic-alert-levels-characterize-conditions-us-volcanoes](https://www.usgs.gov/programs/VHP/volcanic-alert-levels-characterize-conditions-us-volcanoes) ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-volcano-watchers-maybe-youll-get-lucky-kilauea-may-be-erupting/989665/107 "2024-09-17T16:36:56Z")
Well, supposedly there is an eruption right now, and the notification I got an hour ago (pasted below) says it’s even increasing. But I looked at the webcam and didn’t see anything. It erupted briefly yesterday and stopped, so who knows. Webcam: [https://www.youtube.com/usgs/live](https://www.youtube.com/usgs/live) Notice: **HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY STATUS REPORT** **U.S. Geological Survey** **Tuesday, September 17, 2024, 5:55 AM HST (Tuesday, September 17, 2024, 15:55 UTC)** **KILAUEA** (VNUM #332010) 19°25’16" N 155°17’13" W, Summit Elevation 4091 ft (1247 m) Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH Current Aviation Color Code: ORANGE **Activity Summary:** Kīlauea volcano is erupting near Makaopuhi Crater in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. Eruptive activity increased this morning between 4:00 and 5:00 AM HST based on monitoring data from seismicity, infrasound, webcam imagery, and GOES satellite thermal imagery. There is no immediate threat to life or infrastructure. The Volcano Alert Level/Aviation Color Code remains at WATCH/ORANGE. All current and recent activity is within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. No changes have been detected in the lower East Rift Zone or Southwest Rift Zone. Current eruptive activity began with a small eruption that occurred on September 15, 2024, on a remote section of the middle East Rift Zone in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, just west of Nāpau Crater as described here: [September 16, 2024 —Kīlauea middle East Rift Zone eruption reference map | U.S. Geological Survey (usgs.gov)](https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/september-16-2024-kilauea-middle-east-rift-zone-eruption-reference-map) A reference map of the middle East Rift Zone, with past lava flow extents, is available here: [Kīlauea middle East Rift Zone reference map | U.S. Geological Survey](https://www.usgs.gov/maps/kilauea-middle-east-rift-zone-reference-map). For more information about the meaning of volcano alert levels and aviation color codes, see [Volcanic alert-levels characterize conditions at U.S. volcanoes | U.S. Geological Survey](https://www.usgs.gov/programs/VHP/volcanic-alert-levels-characterize-conditions-us-volcanoes). HVO is continuing to closely monitor the middle East Rift Zone and is in contact with Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park and the Hawai‘i County Civil Defense Agency. Temporary closures have been implemented as a result of this elevated activity; please see the Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park website for visitor information: [Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park (U.S. National Park Service)](https://www.nps.gov/havo/index.htm). **More Information:** - Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park visitor information: [Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park (U.S. National Park Service)](https://www.nps.gov/havo/index.htm) - Kīlauea daily activity summary also available by phone: [(808) 967-8862](tel:(808) 967-8862) - Kīlauea webcam images: [Webcams | U.S. Geological Survey](https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/webcams) - Kīlauea photos/video: [Photo and Video Chronology | U.S. Geological Survey](https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/photo-and-video-chronology) - Kīlauea lava-flow maps: [Kīlauea - Maps | U.S. Geological Survey](https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/maps) - Kīlauea FAQs: [https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/faqs](https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/faqs) - Kīlauea hazards discussion: [Hazards | U.S. Geological Survey](https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/hawaiian-volcano-observatory/hazards) ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-volcano-watchers-maybe-youll-get-lucky-kilauea-may-be-erupting/989665/108 "2024-09-17T18:28:54Z")
It doesn’t look like there is a camera pointing in that direction currently. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-volcano-watchers-maybe-youll-get-lucky-kilauea-may-be-erupting/989665/109 "2024-09-17T19:21:21Z")
Here is a better view: > **[Live Panorama of Pu‘u‘ō‘ō West Flank from Pu‘u‘ō‘ō \[PWcam\] | U.S. Geological...](https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/live-panorama-puuoo-west-flank-puuoo-pwcam)** > > Live Panorama of Pu‘u‘ō‘ō West Flank from Pu‘u‘ō‘ō \[PWcam\] As I type, it doesn’t look like much - it is believable that there is a bit of lava flowing where all the gas and steam is pouring forth, but to say it isn’t dramatic is an understatement. It may be more interesting at night, when you can see the glow. That’s assuming the eruption continues - sometimes they are very short-lived. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-volcano-watchers-maybe-youll-get-lucky-kilauea-may-be-erupting/989665/110 "2024-09-17T19:23:29Z")
I must have missed that cam. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-volcano-watchers-maybe-youll-get-lucky-kilauea-may-be-erupting/989665/111 "2024-09-17T22:06:19Z")
How do i get a live feed from that webcam ? It just looks like a static picture. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-volcano-watchers-maybe-youll-get-lucky-kilauea-may-be-erupting/989665/112 "2024-09-17T22:43:21Z")
It’s a clunky version of a web cam that updates periodically - typically every five minutes although I don’t know the details of that particular camera. It is supposed to auto update on your computer screen but I have to refresh the page sometimes. If you scroll down, there is a “past 24 hours” version of the scene, with 1 photo per hour. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-volcano-watchers-maybe-youll-get-lucky-kilauea-may-be-erupting/989665/113 "2024-09-17T23:34:17Z")
Okay, I looked a few times and whatever it is doing, it is not updating very often. Maybe every hour or so? I don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-volcano-watchers-maybe-youll-get-lucky-kilauea-may-be-erupting/989665/114 "2024-09-19T04:09:18Z")
The eruption has moved a little - [this](https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/s2cam-view-napau-crater-east-rift-zone-kilauea-view-southwest) is now the recommended camera to look at (not much to see as I type, but maybe more interesting when it gets dark). ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-volcano-watchers-maybe-youll-get-lucky-kilauea-may-be-erupting/989665/115 "2024-09-19T12:03:27Z")
Hmm, still largely static - but it’s definitely an eruption ! ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-volcano-watchers-maybe-youll-get-lucky-kilauea-may-be-erupting/989665/116 "2024-09-19T14:33:24Z")
The [PW cam](https://www.usgs.gov/media/webcams/pwcam-puu-oo-west-flank-puu-oo) also has a good (But still static) view. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-volcano-watchers-maybe-youll-get-lucky-kilauea-may-be-erupting/989665/117 "2024-09-19T16:55:28Z")
Despite the label “live,” all but one of the USGS webcams of Kīlauea currently offer “static” views that update regularly. Only the one you can watch on YouTube of Halema’uma’u crater is actual video (the current eruption is elsewhere so it’s not showing anything interesting at the moment). But you can generally scroll down for all the webcams and see a “past 24 hours” slideshow of hourly photos with timestamps. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-volcano-watchers-maybe-youll-get-lucky-kilauea-may-be-erupting/989665/118 "2024-09-20T01:02:22Z")
[Here’s USGS footage of a flyover today.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4SfzA-A0aA) Best view starts around 2:15. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-volcano-watchers-maybe-youll-get-lucky-kilauea-may-be-erupting/989665/119 "2024-09-23T18:25:53Z")
USGS just released a video on YouTube regarding the September 2024 eruption. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/7VQF6uceiGY/maxresdefault.jpg "September 20, 2024 —Kīlauea middle East Rift Zone eruption summary") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VQF6uceiGY) ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-volcano-watchers-maybe-youll-get-lucky-kilauea-may-be-erupting/989665/120 "2024-12-23T16:23:47Z")
Fantastic eruption going on now (December 23; about 6:30am Hawaii time). Dunno how long it will last so watch ASAP: > **[Kīlauea Volcano, Hawaii (Halemaʻumaʻu crater)](https://www.youtube.com/usgs/live)** > > Live view from Halemaʻumaʻu crater from the northwest rim of the caldera. =====FAQs about Kīlauea eruptions: https://www.usgs.gov/kilauea-faqs-yt24Videos: ht... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-volcano-watchers-maybe-youll-get-lucky-kilauea-may-be-erupting/989665.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-volcano-watchers-maybe-youll-get-lucky-kilauea-may-be-erupting/989665.md?page=7)