Experts with the Hawaii Volcano Observatory say it has traveled another quarter mile since Friday.
"Kīlauea continued to erupt at its summit and within the East Rift Zone, and gas emissions remained elevated. Slow inflation continued, and the lava lake level was 55-60 m below the Overlook crater rim. At the middle East Rift Zone, the June 27th flow emerged from a ground crack and continued advancement towards the northeast."
The U.S.G.S will be doing daily flyovers to track its progress. Besides homes and farms, the flow could also threaten high-powered transmission lines connected to the Ormat Puna Geothermal Facility.
The farthest portion of this new pad of lava was about 11.4 km from the vent on Puʻu ʻŌʻō, part of the East Rift Zone of Kīlauea volcano.
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