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The episodic summit eruption of Kīlauea in Halemaʻumaʻu crater has been going on for over three months now, with sixteen eruptive episodes displaying...

Episode 16 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended at 12:03 p.m. HST on April 2 when high fountaining at the south vent stopped.  Fountains from...

The high fountain phase of episode 16 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 10:24 a.m. HST on April 1, 2025, about 12 hours after the start of...

Views of the eruption area at Kīlauea summit following episode 15, and additional videos of lava fountaining during episodes 14 and 15. 

When magma moves into the rift zone of a Hawaiian volcano, there is understandably a lot of excitement and apprehension.  How far will the magma go...

Episode 15 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended abruptly March 26 after just over 31 hours, including about 9 hours of high fountaining...

A new monitoring camera on the northeast rim of Kaluapele (Kīlauea caldera) now provides an additional livestream view of Halema‘uma‘u.

Episode 14 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption of Kīlauea within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park started at 9:26 a.m. HST on March 19, and ended at 1...

Episode 14 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption of Kīlauea within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park started at 9:26 a.m. HST on March 19, and ended at 1...

March 27 marks the anniversary of the onset of Mauna Loa’s dramatic 1868 eruption, when lava flows from the Southwest Rift Zone severely impacted the...