Title: Halema`uma`u Explosive Eruption (October 14, 2008)
Description:

A sequence of collapses scattered over several hours on October 14, 2008, culminated in an explosive eruption that blasted lithic and juvenile tephra onto the Halema`uma`u crater rim 85 meters (280 feet) above the informally-named Overlook vent (see http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/timeline/ for links describing eruptive activity at the summit of Kilauea Volcano). The October 14 explosive eruption blasted lithic and juvenile tephra onto the Halema`uma`u crater rim 85 meters (280 feet) above the vent. Collapse of the western (upper left) side of the vent rim is visible through the fume 15-20 seconds before the ash emission starts.

The images that comprise this video were acquired by a webcam positioned on the rim of Halema`uma`u Crater about 85 meters (280 feet) above the Overlook vent. The image acquisition rate was 1 frame every 2 seconds, and the resulting video is played at 12 frames per second.

Location: HI, USA
Date Taken: 10/14/2008
Video Producer/Videographer: Tim Orr , U.S. Geological Survey
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Source:
For more information, visit the HVO Web site at http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov.
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• Embedded video (FLV File - 2.50 MB)

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