Lava began to emerge from the summit of the famed volcano, located at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island, around 12:30 a.m. local time, prompting the USGS to raise the alert level to red. PHOTO: Kilauea began erupting about 12:30 AM HST, June 3, 2024 south of the caldera and north of the Koa'e fault system and Hilina Pali Road, within Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. (USGS Volcanoes)The open fissure is more than a mile long, a USGS spokesperson told ABC News. After three months of inactivity, the Kilauea volcano resumed eruptions on June 7, 2023 in Kilauea, HI. Kilauea eruption prompts red alert on Hawaii's Big Island originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News June 04, 2024 14:35 UTC