Hawaii Volcanic Observatory

Kilauea Caldera Collapse Caused by a Tiny Leak in Volcano

Medicine & Technology Dec 07, 2019

To say that the series of eruptions ended with a bang in 2018 is an understatement. Upon the culmination of the eruptions in 2018, the lava lake inside the caldera began to drain and the lower part of the Eastern Rift Zone suddenly became active spewing out lava and producing new fissures which, unfortunately, flowed towards habited lands where it destroyed 700 homes and other buildings.

Hawaii Volcanic Observatory

Kilauea Caldera Collapse Caused by a Tiny Leak in Volcano

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