On December 20, the Hawaii Volcanological Observatory recorded an earthquake of magnitude 4.4 on the Richter scale.
An earthquake located under the southern portion of Kilauea which triggered an eruption on the slopes of the gigantic volcano.
Since then, even if the volcanic activity is less intense, the west facade of the Halemaumau crater continues to pour out its magma and to diffuse tons of Sulfur Dioxide.
The lava flows, which started a few days before Christmas, are the largest that Kilauea has seen since 2018. A series of explosive eruptions and rains of strands of glass called "Pelé's hair", had then forced the evacuation of 10,000 people. Hundreds of houses had been destroyed.