Upslope breakouts along the June 27 lava flow remained active Friday morning, Hawaii County Civil Defense reported.
The breakouts are located from about 8 miles upslope of the flow’s stalled leading edges to Kilauea Volcano’s Puu Oo vent, Civil Defense said.
A breakout on the northern flank of Puu Oo, which started on Feb. 21, remains active on the northeastern base of the cone while the northern arm of another breakout near Kahaualea continues to burn trees north of Puu Kahaualea, the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said. Breakouts observed previously about 3 to 4 miles northeast of Puu Oo have become inactive, while a small set of new ones were observed in roughly the same area.
Officials said there was “very little activity” in the lower portions of the flow where inactive leading edges remained stalled less than a mile above Pahoa. The USGS said that area of the flow field was inactive.
None of the activity posed an immediate threat to area communities, however, Civil Defense said.
Smoke and vog conditions were reported as moderate Friday morning with a light northwest wind blowing the smoke and vog in a southeast direction, Civil Defense said.