Photo & Video Chronology — Kīlauea summit monitoring overflight

Color photograph of volcanic vent degassing

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View looking down the north vent, taken during a USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitoring overflight on June 30, 2026. Glow and flames have been intermittently seen since episode 50 of lava fountaining in Halema‘uma‘u ended on June 27, 2026, but no glow was observed from the north or south vents during the overflight. The gas plume was robust and obscured good views into the vent conduits. USGS photo by D. Downs.

Color photograph of crater with lava flows in it

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Aerial photograph taken during a USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitoring overflight on June 30, 2026, looking to the east across lava flows that have accumulated in Halema‘uma‘u during the 50 lava fountaining episodes that have occurred since December 23, 2024. The black lava flows are rubbly ʻaʻā lava flows and the shiny, gray, smooth lava flows are pāhoehoe. USGS photo by D. Downs.

Color photograph of volcanic caldera with degassing vent

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Aerial photograph taken during a USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitoring overflight on June 30, 2026, to characterize the tephra and lava flows from Kīlauea summit fountaining episode 50 that occurred on June 27, 2026. The north and south vents have a robust plume coming from them with fresh black and gray lava flows covering much of Halema‘uma‘u crater floor. The Kīlauea and Uēkahuna overlooks are in the foreground. USGS photo by D. Downs.