Something has changed at Kilauea. A new magma intrusion occurred on Wednesday & Thursday, seemingly sending some molten rock beneath Keanakāko‘i Crater. As a result, that crater and some additional locations close to it were closed off due to the theoretical potential for volcanic activity. Today's video will analyze this recent magma intrusion, but keep in mind that the actual specific depth and extent of the magma dike have not been publicly stated. Thus, there is a lot of opinion given in today's video which could be incorrect; magma may not have actually gone beneath Keanakāko‘i Crater as an example. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Frame grab from a video by U.S. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Public Domain, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HggWKlZv9yk. The GeologyHub logo, the image text, and the image border do not fall under the public domain, only the source image does. If you would like to support this channel, consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: http://geologyhub.etsy.com) Google Earth imagery used in this video: ©Google & Data Providers This video is protected under "fair use". If you see an image and/or video which is your own in this video, and/or think my discussion of a scientific paper (and/or discussion/mentioning of the data/information within a scientific paper) does not fall under the fair use doctrine, and wish for it to be censored or removed, contact me by email at [email protected] and I will make the necessary changes. Various licenses used in sections of this video (not the entire video, this video as a whole does not completely fall under one of these licenses) and/or in this video's thumbnail image (and this list does not include every license used in this video and/or thumbnail image): Public Domain: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Sources/Citations: [1] U.S. Geological Survey [2] Hawaiian Volcano Observatory [3] Poland, M.P., Miklius, A., and Montgomery-Brown, E.K., 2014, Magma supply, storage, and transport at shield-stage Hawaiian volcanoes: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1801, 56 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/pp18015. [4] NPS, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park 0:00 Kilauea Volcano Update 2:23 Magma Dike Analysis 3:04 Hypothetical Eruption 3:50 Most Likely Outcomes