2020-2023 Summit Eruption

Kīlauea Volcano is a shield volcano located on the eastern slope of Mauna Loa Volcano on the Island of Hawai‘i. The volcano is considered to be in the shield-building stage of Hawaiian volcanism.

After the 2018 summit collapse, Kīlauea volcano was quiet until an eruption began within Halema‘uma‘u crater on December 20, 2020, at about 9:30 p.m. HST. The eruption was one of several recent eruptions at Kīlauea's summit.