Hawaiian Kīlauea continues to erupt at its summit and within the East Rift Zone with elevated gas emissions. Currently, the June 27th lava flow is advancing northeast between Apa`a St/Cemetery Rd and Pāhoa Village Road.
As of 02:30 UTC today (16:30 local time on October 27), the flow was 510 meters (560 yards) upslope from Pāhoa Village Road. The flow width was about 50 meters (55 yards) at the leading edge.
HVO update issued at 03:51 UTC today said the advance rate of the narrow leading edge varied between 7 and 10 meters (8 and 11 yards) per hour on October 27, which is equivalent to 170 and 240 meters (185 and 260 yards) per day...
