HONOLULU: A small explosion of ash erupted from the summit of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano early on Tuesday morning in a vertical plume some 15,000 feet (4,600 meters) high, the U.S. Geological Survey said, the latest outburst in a month of volcanic activity. The agency warned that ash was drifting northwest and liable to dust anyone in the summit area. As lava shoots out of a fissure, volcanic gases rise high into the sky over the Leilani Estates near Pahoa, Hawaii. Officials are on high alert for occasional earthquakes, though none have been big enough so far to trigger a tsunami. A handout photo made available by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on May 28, shows lava erupting from a fissure in the Leilani Estates neighbourhood, in Pahoa, Hawaii.

Source: New Strait Times May 29, 2018 13:52 UTC