[Rockhounds] VOLCANO WATCH: Sounding The Automated Alarm At HVO

[Kreigh Tomaszewski]

Kīlauea and Mauna Loa volcanoes are not erupting. The USGS Volcano Alert
level for Kīlauea is ADVISORY, and Mauna Loa is NORMAL.

Scientists have noticed an uptick in activity at Kīlauea. “Over the past
week, earthquake rates beneath Kīlauea summit and upper East Rift Zone were
more than double that of the previous week,” the USGS Hawaiian Volcano
Observatory wrote in a weekly activity update. “About 100 earthquakes were
located beneath the summit, and about 226 were located in the upper East
Rift Zone. Earthquake rates beneath the middle East Rift Zone were on par
with the previous week. Ground deformation rates in the summit region
showed increased inflation over the past week, while ground deformation
rates near the September 15-20 middle East Rift Zone eruption site have
slowed.”

Scientists also wrote a detailed Volcano Watch article on how computer
monitoring can help sound the alarm that a remote eruption is occurring.

https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2024/11/30/volcano-watch-sounding-the-automated-alarm-at-hvo/