May 14, 2026 — Kīlauea episode 47 lava flows

This annotated photo was taken at 6:24 p.m. HST on May 14, 2026, from the south rim of Halema‘uma‘u crater and looks north during episode 47 of lava fountaining at the summit of Kīlauea on May 14, 2026. Only north vent produced a lava fountain, and associated lava flows traversed east across the crater floor. However, about three hours into the episode, active lava flows were yet to reach the extent of cooled lava from south vent overflows that occurred in the lead up to episode 47 (labelled in yellow), which themselves had in part flowed over cooled lava from episode 46 (labelled in white). By the time the episode 47 ended, its lava flows covered an estimated 30–40% of the crater floor. USGS photo by N. Deligne.