Ahuʻailāʻau eruption

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:volcanic_activity
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:2018_lower_Puna_eruption
gptkbp:casualties no direct fatalities
gptkbp:causedBy magma intrusion from Kīlauea
gptkbp:duration about 4 months
gptkbp:endDate 2018-09-04
gptkbp:governmentResponse state of emergency declared
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ahuʻailāʻau eruption
gptkbp:impact displacement of thousands of residents
closure of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
significant air quality issues
gptkbp:lavaFlow about 1.2 cubic kilometers
gptkbp:lavaType basaltic
gptkbp:location gptkb:Puna,_Hawaii,_United_States
gptkbp:mainFissure gptkb:Fissure_8
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive international coverage
gptkbp:namedAfter Ahuʻailāʻau, a Hawaiian deity
gptkbp:notableEvent Kapoho Bay filled with lava
Leilani Estates evacuation
lava entered ocean
gptkbp:notableFeature creation of new land
formation of Ahuʻailāʻau cone
gptkbp:numberOfFissures 24
gptkbp:partOf Kīlauea volcanic activity
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Puʻu_ʻŌʻō_eruption
gptkbp:significance largest eruption in Hawaii in over 200 years
gptkbp:startDate 2018-05-03
gptkbp:structuresDestroyed over 700 homes
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:USGS_Hawaiian_Volcano_Observatory
gptkbp:volcanicOrigin gptkb:Kīlauea
gptkbp:volcanoType fissure eruption
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fissure_8_eruption
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8