Kilauea, an active shield volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island, has erupted.
The Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park confirmed the news on Twitter, as did the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
In a statement Sunday night, the HVO/USGS said that shortly after 9:30 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time, “the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) detected glow within Halemaʻumaʻu crater at the summit of Kilauea Volcano. An eruption has commenced within Kilauea’s summit caldera.”
They said the situation is “rapidly evolving” and they will provide more information about the eruption when they have it.
Read more at ABC News.
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