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On September 14–16, 2026, a set of six new eruptive fissure vents opened at Kīlauea summit along the western wall of Halemaʻumaʻu. These vents opened...

Photo compilation of lava fountaining episodes 1–54 at the summit of Kīlauea, including webcam imagery and photos taken by USGS Hawaiian Volcano...

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) scientists—and astute watchers of the HVO livestream cameras—have periodically observed yellow to orange...

Satellite imagery shows the extent of the Sept 30-Oct 1 near surface dike in Kaluapele, the summit caldera of Kīlauea volcano. Recent activity has...

As flames, spatter, and lava flows erupted from the north and south vents in Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea on the night of September 30, 2026...

As flames, spatter, and lava flows erupted from the north and south vents in Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea on the night of September 30, 2026...

Today we’re talking about the summit of Kīlauea. While flames, spatter, and lava erupted intermittently from the vents in Halemaʻumaʻu that have been...

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory staff conducted a monitoring overflight of Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea the morning of October 1, 2026...

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory staff conducted a monitoring overflight of the eruption site in Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea during the...

Beginning with episode 5 in January, 2025, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has been issuing forecast windows for when the next lava fountain...