Hawaii volcano eruption: Kīlauea blows top spewing ash into sky with 'glow in crater'
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mirror.co.ukLava and ash are spewing from a volcano that has erupted on Hawaii’s Big Island following weeks of earthquakes. A "strong" eruption occurred at the Halemaumau crater of the Kilauea volcano, and forecasters have warned that ash is likely to fall on nearby towns.
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck the area about an hour after Sunday night's eruption, along with tremors measuring between 2.0 and 2.7, but there was no tsunami threat to Hawaii.
Planes were told to avoid airspace around the volcano due to the ash cloud. The US Geological Survey says (USGS) wrote online: "Shortly after approximately 9.30pm, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) detected glow within Halemaumau crater at the summit of Kilauea Volcano. "An eruption has
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