Snippet: 5-month time lapse of Mt. Kiluaea's summit collapse

The time lapse covers 5 months, followed by some nice flowing lava shots

ABSTRACT
In 2018, Kīlauea Volcano experienced its largest lower East Rift Zone (LERZ) eruption and caldera collapse in at least 200 years. After collapse of the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō vent on 30 April, magma propagated downrift. Eruptive fissures opened in the LERZ on 3 May, eventually extending ~6.8 km. A 4 May earthquake (M6.9) produced ~5 m of fault slip. Lava erupted at rates exceeding 100 m3/s, eventually covering 35.5 km2. The summit magma system partially drained, producing minor explosions and near-daily collapses releasing energy equivalent to M4.7-M5.4 earthquakes. Activity declined rapidly on 4 August. Summit collapse and lava flow volume estimates are roughly equivalent—about 0.8 km3. Careful historical observation and monitoring of Kīlauea enabled successful forecasting of hazardous events.

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citation
C. Neal et al., Science 2019

research footage
U.S. Geological Survey

music
C. Burns/Science

[roidroid]

Yikes. It still blows my mind how thin the crust is on this entire planet of molten rock. From an outside perspective its amazing we've survived this long floating around on these continental custard skins. Keep on truckin, dont catch fire.

[roidroid]

Reminds me of Tomska's funny youtube skit, "The Hole".
Hey where'd that mountain go? In the hole