June 27, 2025 — Aerial view of the vent area and tephra blanket at the summit of Kīlauea

The north and south vents have generated several lava fountains more than 1,000 ft (300 m) high during the past 26 episodes. In particular, episodes 22-26 have been particularly impressive in building the vent structure in the western part of Kaluapele and building a giant hill of tephra that is approximately 65 ft (20 m) high in the closed area of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. USGS photo by D. Downs.