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On December 23, 2024, eruptive activity at Kīlauea’s summit began again with the first in what has become 20 discrete lava fountaining episodes. Many...

Episode 20 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended after four and a half hours of lava fountaining during the evening of May 6. USGS Hawaiiian...

Episode 20 of the ongoing eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea was active for 4.5 hours the evening of Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Lava...

Following the appearance of low-level lava spattering in webcam views of Halema‘uma‘u crater on May 5, 2025, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory...

April is a month that carries deep layers of meaning on the Island of Hawaiʻi. April is the cherished time of the Merrie Monarch Festival—a week-long...

A new eruption map provides up-to-date statistics on the ongoing eruption within Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea. And, on May Day (lei day in...

A new USGS Data Release provides data associated with the 2020–2021 summit eruption at Kīlauea volcano.

A USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitoring helicopter overflight midday on April 29, 2025, provided views Halema‘uma‘u during a pause in eruptive...

As people from around the world are captivated by episodic lava fountaining during the ongoing Kīlauea eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu, let’s use the current...

Episode 18 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended abruptly at 1:28 p.m. HST on April 22. The high fountaining phase of episode 18 lasted for just...