Kilauea - Volcano Messages
This page displays the latest volcano observatory short messages for Kīlauea volcano. These short messages are quick status updates published on our website, social media, RSS and JSON. They supplement more detailed official products published in the Volcano Notification Service.
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Kilauea Message 2025-06-20 10:48:16 HST
The eruption has paused. Episode 26 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended at approximately 10:25 AM HST on June 20. Tremor has decreased significantly. Summit tilt has changed from rapid deflation to slow inflation.
Kilauea Message 2025-06-20 10:34:31 HST
South vent shut down at approximately 10:25 AM. Lava flows are continuing to move slowly from the vents onto the crater floor as they cool and solidify. Summit deflationary tilt has stopped. Strong tremor continues.
Kilauea Message 2025-06-20 10:17:13 HST
North vent shut down at approximately 10:07 AM. Lava fountains under 160 ft (50 m) high and flows are still erupting from the south vent. Strong tremor continues.
Kilauea Message 2025-06-20 07:39:57 HST
Lava fountains and flows continue from both vents as of 7:30 AM. North vent has been much more active. Peak heights early this morning likely set a new record for this eruption. Heights are now ~650 ft (200 m) with frequent higher bursts.
Kilauea Message 2025-06-20 02:23:33 HST
Episode 26 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at approximately 1:40 AM HST, June 20, with lava fountains and flows erupting from the north vent. Fountain heights are well over 1,000 feet (300 m). Plume is over 20,000 ft (6,000 m).
Kilauea Message 2025-06-20 00:00:57 HST
Episode 26 precursory low-level activity started within Halemaʻumaʻu at 11:26 p.m. HST on June 19 when lava began overflowing from the north vent. Episode 26 fountaining is likely to begin within the next 24 hours.
Kilauea Message 2025-06-16 15:56:14 HST
Episode 26 lava fountaining will likely begin between June 18 and 20 based on current rates of summit inflation. This forecast window may change as new data come in. Fountaining could be preceded by hours to days of precursory activity.
Kilauea Message 2025-06-16 15:47:30 HST
The eruption remains paused. Summit inflation continues along with low level seismic tremor. Glow is visible overnight at the north and south vents. The average sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission rate during pauses is about 1,200 tonnes per day.
Kilauea Message 2025-06-11 20:31:45 HST
The eruption has paused. Episode 25 ended at 8:08 PM when fountains stopped erupting from the south vent. Tremor continued for a short while after surface activity stopped, but has now stabilized. Gradual inflationary tilt has resumed.
Kilauea Message 2025-06-11 20:05:39 HST
South vent fountains have greatly diminished as of 8:00 PM. Kilauea summit has stopped deflating; tilt has stabilized. Tremor levels are significantly reduced.
Kilauea Message 2025-06-11 19:49:01 HST
North vent stopped fountaining at 7:36 PM. South vent is still fountaining at heights of less than 330 ft (100 m).
Kilauea Message 2025-06-11 18:32:23 HST
Lava fountains from both vents are erupting at sustained heights of about 330 ft (100 m), with occasional higher bursts from the north vent, as of 6:30 PM. Over 12 microradians of deflationary tilt have been recorded by summit tiltmeters.
