May 17 (UPI) -- An early-morning eruption at Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano sent a plume of ash up to 30,000 feet into the sky Thursday, emergency officials said.
The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaii Volcano Observatory said the explosion from the Halemaumau crater happened around 4:15 a.m. on the Island of Hawai'i -- also known as the Big Island. After the initial explosion, emissions continued up to 12,000 feet.