Lava edging along the south margin of the June 27 flow was about 0.7 miles from Highway 130 on Tuesday morning after advancing 40 yards in 24 hours.
Lava edging along the south margin of the June 27 flow was about 0.7 miles from Highway 130 on Tuesday morning after advancing 40 yards in 24 hours.
This breakout remained behind the flow’s “original flow front” as marked by Hawaii County Civil Defense.
The agency described it as small and advancing sluggishly.
“In the down slope areas, to include the flow front, the lava flow continues with scattered surface breakouts, within the flow margins, and minor expansion of the flow field,” said Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. “Overall, the flow has not moved closer to Highway 130 in over two weeks.”
The flow has traveled about 14 miles to the northeast of Pu‘u ‘O‘o on Kilauea’s East Rift Zone since emerging from the vent June 27.