April 24, 2026 — Kīlauea episode 45 timelapse video

This video shows a timelapse sequence of episode 45 of lava fountaining in Halema‘uma‘u at Kīlauea summit on April 23, 2026. This timelapse video was created using individual photographs taken before and during the 8.5-hour-long episode 45. The episode is preceded by lava overflowing from both the north and south vents, though only the north vent erupted lava fountains during episode 45. Lava fountains reached a maximum height of 870 feet or 265 meters during episode 45. As episode 45 ended, a large crack feature is visible forming and propagating in the tephra pile near the vent within Halema‘uma‘u, and lava flows as well as the tephra pile continue to creep slowly despite the episode ending. The timelapse camera that took the images in this video is located on the south rim of the caldera.