Hawaiian Volcano Observatory provided an update on the ongoing eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, which began Sunday, Dec. 20, at around 9:30 p.m. The update is as of Tuesday, Dec. 22, at 11:51 a.m. HST:
Activity Summary: No significant change. Kīlauea continues to erupt at its summit from at least two vents on the north and west sides of Halemaʻumaʻu. As of this morning, the growing crater lake was 1,598 feet below the crater rim, indicating that the lake has filled 440 feet of the bottom of the Halemaʻumaʻu crater.
Summit Observations: Summit tiltmeters continued to record slowing deflationary tilt through this morning. Sulfur dioxide emission rates remain high estimated at around 30,000 tonnes per day. Seismicity is elevated but stable the last day, with few earthquakes and tremor fluctuations related to the vigor of fissure fountaining.