June 14, 2026 — Monitoring Kīlauea eruption episode 49

USGS scientists traverse the tephra deposit from the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption in Halema‘uma‘u on June 14, 2026, to collect real-time measurements of lava fountain heights, tephra dispersal, and crater floor coverage during episode 49. At the time this photo was taken in the late afternoon, the lava fountain from the north vent was reaching above the Halema‘uma‘u crater walls at about 80-100 m (260-320 ft). USGS photo by T. Paladino.