March 4, 2025 — Minor activity at the summit of Kīlauea

Coincident with a scheduled USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory eruption monitoring overflight the morning of Tuesday, March 4, 2025, Kīlauea's ongoing eruption in Halema‘uma‘u started to show minor activity at both eruptive vents. This aerial view of the vents taken at 8:04 a.m. HST shows a small new lava flow that had flowed from the south vent (left) from 7:30-7:50 a.m. HST. The north vent (right) had weak spattering in its vent. As of 9:00 a.m. HST, episode 12 of this eruption has not started but this minor activity suggests that it may soon. USGS photo by K. Lynn.