KILAUEA, Hawaii (KHON2) -- Scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory are keeping a close watch on Kilauea after it erupted briefly Sunday night and then again early Monday evening.
The USGS announced the latest eruption happened around 6 p.m. in a closed, remote area of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Reports said that "increased seismicity and ground deformation near Makaopuhi Crater indicate an ongoing magmatic intrusion in the middle East Rift Zone.
In an HVO status report, it was revealed that unrest currently continues and "renewed episodes of intense unrest or eruption are possible and could occur with little warning."
After Sunday night's eruption, the HVO raised the Volcano Alert Level from ADVISORY to WATCH, shifting the Aviation Color Code from YELLOW to ORANGE.
On Sunday, Kilauea was reported to have erupted between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. west of Napau Crater.
Hawaii National Park has closed Chain of Craters Road and additional areas to evaluate burn impacts to vegetation, potential impacts to the trail and a nearby pulu factory site.
The road will be reopened once officials deem conditions safe.
For more information, visit the National Park Service's website.