{"id":2086,"date":"2018-05-04T08:06:14","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T18:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/?p=2086"},"modified":"2018-05-04T15:52:15","modified_gmt":"2018-05-05T01:52:15","slug":"eruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/?p=2086","title":{"rendered":"<b><font color=\"#990000\">ERUPTION!<\/font><\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bigislandnow.com\/2018\/05\/04\/series-of-earthquakes-rattle-hawaii-island-chain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>6.9 EARTHQUAKE FELT STATEWIDE<\/strong> <\/a>&#8211; May 4, 2018. (updated)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLBw082_lsokKuyuAJDxmtBkvOU07CAJmz\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A new eruption started yesterday (May 3) in the <a href=\"https:\/\/bigislandnow.com\/2018\/05\/03\/all-residents-in-leilani-estates-lanipuna-gardens-must-evacuate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Leilani Estates<\/strong><\/a> subdivision at around 4:30 in the afternoon. The breakout of lava opened up in the middle of a street and lasted for a few hours. The new eruption stopped for several hours before restarting on another street in the same subdivision early this morning (May 4). As of this posting a third location of lava breakout has occurred.<\/p>\n<p>The situation is ongoing and in constant change. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaiicounty.gov\/active-alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Hawaii County Civil Defense<\/strong><\/a> agency has ordered a mandatory evacuation of the Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens subdivisions. It would be a good idea for all residents living downslope of the active eruption area to be ready to also evacuate.<\/p>\n<p>Some mainland media have erroneously reported that the overall eruption is new. As most everyone in Hawaii knows, this is the latest phase in a long running eruption that started at the Pu&#8217;u O&#8217;o area in January 1983 and has been ongoing ever since. Over the decades the eruption has destroyed homes, businesses and property. In 2008 the summit of Kilauea erupted and to this very day, both locations have been in continuous eruption spewing millions of yards of lava. The Leilani Estates chapter is just the latest in this ongoing series.<\/p>\n<p>The Hawaii Files will be updating this post through most of today with additional videos added to our compilation (above) as they are posted by various sources to YouTube. New photographs from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will also be posted as they become available.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2089\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2089\" style=\"width: 1138px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2089\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Leilani-Fissure050318A.jpg\" alt=\"Leilani Estates Lava Fissure\" width=\"1138\" height=\"791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Leilani-Fissure050318A.jpg 1138w, https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Leilani-Fissure050318A-640x445.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Leilani-Fissure050318A-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Leilani-Fissure050318A-1024x712.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1138px) 100vw, 1138px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An eruption has commenced in the Leilani Estates subdivision in the lower East Rift Zone of K\u012blauea Volcano. White, hot vapor and blue fume emanated from an area of cracking in the eastern part of the subdivision.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Informative Links for Up To Date News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/volcanoes.usgs.gov\/volcanoes\/kilauea\/status.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hawaii Volcano Observatory<\/a> (USGS)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/volcanoes.usgs.gov\/observatories\/hvo\/hvo_earthquakes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> USGS: Earthquakes<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/volcanoes.usgs.gov\/volcanoes\/kilauea\/status.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>USGS: Kiluaea Volcano Alerts<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaiicounty.gov\/active-alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Hawaii County Civil Defense<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bigislandnow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Big Island Now<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaiitribune-herald.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Hawaii Tribune Herald<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ikaika.marzo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ikaika Marzo<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>( Facebook video blogger)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.staradvertiser.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Honolulu Star Advertiser<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Honolulu Civil Beat<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLBw082_lsokKuyuAJDxmtBkvOU07CAJmz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hawaii Files Channel Video Compilation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">UPDATE:<\/span> 6.9 Earthquake\u00a0<\/strong>(12:30 pm 5-4-18)<\/p>\n<pre>Coordinates:-155.0321, 19.3702\r\nDepth:5 km (3.1 mi)\r\nMagnitude:6.9\r\nDate:2018-05-04 12:32:55 local\r\n2018-05-04 22:32:55 UTC\r\nAge: 0 days\r\nDistance From:16km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii\r\nNumber of Phases:67\r\nAzimuthal Gap (deg):212\r\nDistance to Nearest Station:0.1 deg\r\nVertical \/ Horizontal Error:0.71 km \/ 0.48 km\r\nEvent ID:us1000dyad\r\nContributing Network:us<\/pre>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">UPDATE:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/volcanoes.usgs.gov\/volcanoes\/kilauea\/monitoring_kilauea.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5.4 Earthquake<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2104\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2104\" style=\"width: 884px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2104 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/EQs050418.png\" alt=\"map\" width=\"884\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/EQs050418.png 884w, https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/EQs050418-640x434.png 640w, https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/EQs050418-768x520.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 884px) 100vw, 884px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2104\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hawaii Island &#8211; East Rift Zone earthquakes May 4, 2018. The largest was at 6.9.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<pre>Coordinates:-155.032, 19.3418\r\nDepth:6.93 km (4.3 mi)\r\nMagnitude:5.4\r\nDate:2018-05-04 11:32:44 local\r\n2018-05-04 21:32:44 UTC\r\nAge: 0 days\r\nDistance From:18km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii\r\nNumber of Phases:64\r\nAzimuthal Gap (deg):195\r\nDistance to Nearest Station:0.05 deg\r\nVertical \/ Horizontal Error:0.4 km \/ 0.6 km<\/pre>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2091\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2091\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2091\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Kapono050418-C.jpg\" alt=\"USGS Kapoho Webcam\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Kapono050418-C.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Kapono050418-C-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Kapono050418-C-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Kapono050418-C-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Kapoho webcam looking northeast up to the Pu&#8217;u O&#8217;o area. You can clearly see the plumes from the three lava breakouts in Leilani Estates subdivision.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2102\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2102\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/fountains050418a.jpg\" alt=\"Lava Fissure at Leilani Estates\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/fountains050418a.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/fountains050418a-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/fountains050418a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/fountains050418a-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A new lava fissure commenced around 1:00 am HST on K\u012blauea Volcano&#8217;s lower East Rift Zone on Makamae and Leilani Streets in the Leilani Estates subdivision. Spatter was being thrown roughly 30 m (about 100 ft) high at the time of this photo. Copious amounts of sulfur dioxide gas, which should be avoided, is emitted from active fissures. The eruption is dynamic and changes could occur with little warning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2103\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2103\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/multimediaFile-1944a.jpg\" alt=\"Fissure Cracks\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/multimediaFile-1944a.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/multimediaFile-1944a-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/multimediaFile-1944a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.hawaiifiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/multimediaFile-1944a-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2103\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steaming cracks at 5:57 a.m. HST in Leilani Estates subdivision, moments before a fissure opened up on Kaupili Street.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6.9 EARTHQUAKE FELT STATEWIDE &#8211; May 4, 2018. 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