Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts

The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island erupted on Sunday night, followed by an earthquake that struck at the volcano's south flank. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory recorded an earthquake of magnitude 4.4 located beneath Kilauea's south flank at 10:36 p.m. local time. The Hawaii county Civil Defense Agency

asked residents to stay indoors to avoid ash fallout.

JANICE WEI / NATIONAL PARK SERVICE VIA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Spectators on Hawaii's Big Island watch as Kilauea erupts on Sunday. The volcano, the most active of the five in the Hawaiian chain, shot steam and an ash cloud into the atmosphere for about an hour.