{"id":23582,"date":"2018-05-01T22:00:34","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T08:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?p=23582"},"modified":"2018-05-02T08:38:24","modified_gmt":"2018-05-02T18:38:24","slug":"volcano-speculation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?p=23582","title":{"rendered":"Volcanic Speculation"},"content":{"rendered":"

The volcano is up to something.<\/p>\n

This morning began with a series of strong earthquakes along the eastern rift zone of Kilauea. The island was buzzing about it, the local news, social media, it was the main subject of conversation in our trucks headed to the summit. By this evening there have been over 250 earthquakes, including many of 3rd and 4th magnitude, along the rift zone, a clear sign of lava moving underground.<\/p>\n

\"USGS<\/a>
USGS Earthquake Map for 1May2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>Avid volcano watchers like myself have been keeping close tabs on the eruption for the last couple weeks. The 61g lava flow that has been the main outlet for lava for the last two years has faded into inactivity. The deformation data<\/a> at the main caldera and at the Pu\u02bbu O\u02bbo vent has indicated steadily increasing pressure in the volcano.<\/p>\n

The increasing pressure has raised the level of the lava lake at Halema\u02bbuma\u02bbu to the point of overflowing into the larger crater multiple times over the last week. This alone can be spectacular as it is easily viewed from the viewpoint at the Jaggar Museum<\/a> in Hawaii Volcanos National Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n