The flow of lava intensified Sunday from ongoing eruptions at Hawaii Island’s Kilauea volcano, and molten rock is pouring from fissures that opened overnight, farther from the original eruptions. On Sunday, a lava flow was moving away from Fissure No. A statement by the USGS volcano observatory said the lava flow northward from Fissure No. When that pressure built up, the surface around that had to move — producing sudden earth movement on a fault plane that separates the ancient sea floor and Kilauea volcano. ron.lin@latimes.com@ronlinUPDATES:5:43 p.m.: This article was updated with news that 21 homes have been destroyed in the Hawaii lava flows4:10 p.m.: This article was updated to include news that a lava flow was moving away from Fissure No.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 06, 2018 20:48 UTC