January 3, 2025 — Kīlauea eruption and Mauna Kea

An early morning view of summit of Mauna Kea, the flank of Mauna Loa, and the current eruption of Kīlauea captured during a USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory helicopter overflight. The north vent shutdown at 2:16 p.m. on January 2 after parts of the cone collapsed into the fountain but is still producing a small gas plume to the right of the active fountain. The eruption is now confined to a single vent producing lava fountain is 60-100 ft (20-30 m) high and feeding flows that are covering most of the crater floor to the down-drop block. USGS photo by L. Gallant.