At 2 p.m., lava was covering fresh flows that may have erupted in the crater between 8 and 9 a.m. this morning, when first reported by local helicopter tour operators, the observatory reported at 5:10 p.m.

This afternoon lava was flowing across the crater floor, which sank at least 100 meters during the pause in the magma flow over the last two weeks. The lava source was below the location of the Beehive vent. The lava flowed eastward and ponded near the crater center. Loud, gas-jetting noises could be heard associated with spattering on the crater floor.