Photo & Video Chronology — June 27, 2025 — Kīlauea summit overflight

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Lava was seen about 10-20 m (33-66 feet) below the rim of the north vent on June 27, 2025, during a USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Kīlauea summit monitoring helicopter overflight. The north vent was glowing over the past several nights and some minor spatter was visible overnight of June 26-27. USGS photo by R. Gale.

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A USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory helicopter monitoring overflight of the summit of Kīlauea provided aerial overview of the lava flows and tephra that have been emplaced over the 26 lava fountaining episodes since December 23, 2024. The very bottom of the photo shows the dark black lava flows that were erupted during the September 2023 eruption. USGS photo by D. Downs.

Color photograph of volcanic vent degassing

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The north and south vents have generated several lava fountains more than 1,000 ft (300 m) high during the past 26 episodes. In particular, episodes 22-26 have been particularly impressive in building the vent structure in the western part of Kaluapele and building a giant hill of tephra that is approximately 65 ft (20 m) high in the closed area of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. USGS photo by D. Downs.