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August 5, 2025 — Eruptive activity in the north vent

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During a monitoring overflight on August 5 at approximately 9:45 a.m. HST, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists documented a lava pond within the north vent of the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption. The pond was flowing into a subterranean lava tube contained within the east side of the vent cone, toward the floor of Halema‘uma‘u crater. USGS photo K. Lynn.

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