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The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island erupted on 20th December 2020, Sunday night, followed by an earthquake that struck at the volcano's south flank.
The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island erupted on Sunday night, after that, an earthquake struck. According to an advisory from the U.S. Geological Survey, the residents are cautioned to stay indoors as steam clouded the sky and ash fell. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded an earthquake of magnitude 4.4, its epicenter located beneath Kīlauea Volcano's south flank, at 10:36 p.m. (local time).
Moreover, since 2018 this volcano eruption is the most activity seen at the volcano site. There were a string of earthquakes and explosive eruptions at the summit going on for over several months as a result of which there were forced evacuations. Because of these inflows of the lava, hundreds of homes were destroyed. According to the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency, early on Monday, Sunday's eruption was reported at the Halemaumau Crater of the Kilauea Volcano. The agency called on and urged the residents to stay indoors. In addition, USGS said that the eruption started with multiple fissures opening on the walls of the Halemaumau crater.
Meanwhile, a picture from the USGS showed Kilauea's summit spitting out the hot lava with a crest of steam and gas bursting out of the volcano.
Here’s how Twitter is reacting to the volcanic eruption:
Hawaii's Kīlauea Volcano Erupts for First Time Since 2018's Destructive Rampage
— Ted Corcoran (RedTRaccoon) (@RedTRaccoon) December 21, 2020
2020 had to throw one last punch.
https://t.co/GZU6ZTYYFM
2020 is wild: Earthquake and volcano erupting tonight on the Big Island of #Hawaii.
— KCazares (@cazarespr) December 21, 2020
Video by Ken Boyer captures the eruption from the Halema’uma’u pit crater of the #Kilauea caldera at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. pic.twitter.com/aW9Eh0u5C2
Sunday night earthquake rocks Hawaii Island, and Halemaʻumaʻu Crater within Kīlauea Caldera suddenly erupts. 2020 isn't going to go quietly. Livestream: https://t.co/mh0zLtSFRH #hiquake #earthquake #kilauea #volcano #hawaii pic.twitter.com/nR8fThBYJJ
— Ryan Kawailani Ozawa (@hawaii) December 21, 2020
The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island has erupted, prompting authorities to issue advisories warning of falling ash. The eruption triggered a magnitude 4.4 tremor. No damage has been reported so far from the public or in the #Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.#KilaueaVolcano pic.twitter.com/Ld1Bsuf7KR
— Hamza Bayrak (@bayrakhamza_) December 21, 2020
This is how geologists collect lava.
— Nasir Shah💧 (@PakNasirShah) December 19, 2020
magma is molten rock that is underground and lava is molten rock that breaks through the Earth's surface.
This is geologist Tim Orr at Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano.pic.twitter.com/vz9Bu5hxu5
Guess what? The scientists were right. I think listening to scientists and heeding the warnings presented to us through the natural environment should be at the forefront of our priorities. #Science #Hawaii https://t.co/Ly6p0NBjeH
— Kean Winkler (@KeanWinkler) December 21, 2020