General view of lava surfacing on the Halema鈥檜ma鈥檜 crater of Kilauea volcano in Kilauea, Hawaii, U.S. September 29, 2021, in this still image provided by the USGS surveillance camera.聽 USGS/via REUTERS
贬补飞补颈颈鈥檚 K墨lauea volcano was erupting in 鈥渇ull swing鈥� late on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, with local media reporting that the eruption posed no immediate danger to residents.
鈥淲hat was once a cooling lava lake is now a new fissure eruption,鈥� USGS Volcanoes said in a tweet.
The U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) elevated鈥� K墨lauea鈥檚鈥� volcano alert level from 鈥淲ATCH鈥� to 鈥淲ARNING鈥� and its aviation color code from 鈥淥RANGE鈥� to 鈥淩ED鈥� as the 鈥痭ew eruption and associated hazards are evaluated, USGS said.
The latest alert level and color code imply that a hazardous eruption is 鈥渋mminent, underway or suspected鈥�, according to the USGS website.
The eruption was not in an area with homes and was fully contained within the Hawaiian Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii 黑料社 Now reported, citing officials.