"Kīlauea Intrusion: Textbook Example of Dike Propagation"
A recent magma intrusion into Kīlauea's flank prompted the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory to raise the volcano's alert level, with hundreds of earthquakes and high rates of deformation recorded during the event. An interferogram from the Italian Space Agency's satellite confirmed that the intrusion was larger than previous ones and displayed a classic dike-opening pattern. Kīlauea is currently not erupting, but disbursement seismicity and mild inflationary trends continue, while Mauna Loa shows no signs of activity.
