Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Lava overflowed the south vent 4 times this morning starting at around 1:40 am HST and continuing to now. Flows are 100-200 feet long. The north vent continued to fill and drain periodically and had 2 small overflows this morning. View All Messages.

Kilauea Message 2025-11-03 01:58:48 HST

There have been 2 more events where small lava flows barely cleared the lip of the vent prior to drainback. The past 2 episodes have been preceded by 1-2 days of small overflows as degassed magma was pushed from the vent. More are expected. View All Messages.

Kilauea Message 2025-11-03 01:04:38 HST

The north vent overflowed from 12:46 to 12:53 am HST this morning. Both vents had been glowing strongly all night and magma could be seen slowly rising in the north vent all night. More overflows may occur prior to the start of episode 36. View All Messages.

Kilauea Message 2025-10-31 23:05:49 HST

Boo! Moderate tremor spikes and glow with hydrogen flames (after dark) from the north vent began at 5:30 pm HST. This sequence ended with a small overflow and vigorous drainback 9:25 to 9:28 pm. Tremor and glow became constant since then. View All Messages.

Kilauea Message 2025-10-18 04:07:16 HST

Episode 35 ended at 3:32 am HST when the north vent died, the south vent stopped erupting 3 minutes earlier. The episode 35 fountains lasted for 7.5 hours and produced about 13 million cubic yards (10 million cubic meters) of lava. View All Messages.

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