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Lava from Kilaua Volcano's eruption continues to spill out of the active vent
and onto the growing shield formation at the 2,200' elevation since last
week's collapse of part of the lava tube complex which was funneling
the lava to the seashore.

This is the sixth straight day of lava movement on and around the vent,
with no activity anywhere else along the eruption's established 7-mile
long avenue down the mountainside to the ocean near Kalapana.

It is not known whether the tube blockage is permanent.  If it is,
the erupting lava might simply build the shield formation upslope
for some time.

Lava production appears to remain the same as it has for nearly
a year---about 650,000 cubic meters of molten rock a day.  That
molten rock is being pushed around the shield in short flows,
the longest of which is about 1km long.

Yesterday was the 356th straight day of activity in the eruption's
48th phase.  The eruption itself began 3 Jan 1983.  Cumulative
damage is 48 homes, one (abandoned) church, and a total of about
$15 million worth of damage.