Screengrab via US Geological Survey, Public DomainMultiple agencies said there is no immediate threat from the eruption, which turned skies red.
The National Weather Service in Honolulu said it was looking for any reports of ash falling on the ground. For the first time in decades, Hawaii's Mauna Loa — the largest active volcano in the world — erupted, turning the sky red. The eruption began around 11:30 p.m. local time Sunday night in Mauna Loa's summit caldera, according to a United States Geological Survey"At this time, lava flows are contained within the summit area and are not threatening downslope communities," the USGS said. It added that winds could carry volcanic ash, gas, and glass elsewhere.
"Based on past events, the early stages of a Mauna Loa eruption can be very dynamic and the location and advance of lava flows can change rapidly," the USGS continued."If the eruption remains in Moku'aweoweo [the summit caldera], lava flows will most likely be confined within the caldera walls. However, if the eruptive vents migrate outside its walls, lava flows may move rapidly downslope.