Six New Vents Open at Kilauea’s Summit, Then Stall, as Episode 55 Fountaining Remains Uncertain
Nature World News | 19.09.2026 01:00
Six new vents opened on and near the northwest wall of Kilauea's Halemaumau crater between the night of Sept. 14 and the evening of Sept. 16, shifting the volcano's summit eruption away from the fountaining pattern it has followed for most of the past 20 months. The sixth vent appeared on the crater floor just north of vent 5 and was visible shortly before 6 p.m. HST on Sept. 16, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) said, adding that a small drop in summit tilt that began around 5 p.m. HST may be connected.
