Residents of Hawaii's Big Island were asked to stay home Sunday night as Kilauea erupted, hurling clouds of ash into the sky.
Residents were asked to stay home so as to avoid exposure to ash, which could be harmful or even dangerous to human health. According to the National Weather Service in Hawaii, there was a "low-level steam cloud lingering" after the eruption around the crater.
The eruption began after a series of minor earthquakes shook the Hawaiian islands. The eruption was followed by a magnitude 4.4 earthquake, NBC News reports.
The US Geological Survey said that the resulting lava flow has been contained. They also said that expected property damage would be minimal.
Lava is cascaded into the summit water lake, boiling off the water and forming a new lava lake. The northern fissure, pictured, was producing the tallest lava fountain at roughly 50 m (165 ft), and all lava was contained within Halema?uma?u crater in K?lauea caldera. pic.twitter.com/4uEEL7qxOT
— USGS Volcanoes? (@USGSVolcanoes) December 21, 2020
Kilauea is the most active of the five volcanoes which make up the Big Island of Hawaii. It erupted continuously between 1983 and 2018, with a final explosion in 2018 causing immense damage to local houses and infrastructure and destroyed Hawaii's largest natural fresh-water lake.
No injuries or deaths have been reported in connection with the eruption.
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