Photo and Video Chronology — Kīlauea East Rift Zone wildfire — October 7, 2024

Color photograph of wildfire near crater

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An area of forest continues to burn in a remote area on the south rim of Nāpau Crater following the recent eruption on Kīlauea’s middle East Rift Zone, within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Beginning around 4 p.m. HST on October 6, a smoke plume from the burning vegetation became visible in HVO webcam imagery, and intermittent incandescence was seen overnight. There were no indications of renewed eruptive activity from geophysical monitoring signals. On October 7, 2024, an overflight confirmed that the smoke and glow were due to a forest fire. USGS photo taken by L. DeSmither.

Color photograph of fire in vegetation near crater

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On the middle East Rift Zone of Kīlauea, a recent eruption covered a large portion of the Nāpau Crater floor with new lava—dark gray lava near center of image. This eruption started a forest fire that continues to burn vegetation along the southern rim of Nāpau Crater. Photo view looking northwest with Kānenuiohamo visible in the upper left. USGS photo taken on October 7, by L. DeSmither.

Color photograph of recent lava flows on crater floor with wildfire smoke in the background

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This aerial photo of Nāpau Crater, looking south, shows the lava flows (gray) from the recent Kīlauea middle East Rift Zone eruption. Along the south rim of the crater (background of image), smoke plumes are visible from a small wildfire that continues to burn in a remote area of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. USGS photo taken by L. DeSmither on October 7, 2024.

Color photograph of where lava flows cascaded down into a crater

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. An ongoing wildfire in the vicinity of the recent eruption area near Nāpau Crater in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park has been intermittently visible in HVO webcam imagery. This overflight image taken on Monday, October 7, shows the inactive lava flows from the western rim of Nāpau Crater (center) and on the crater floor (lower left). USGS photo taken by L. DeSmither.