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Kilauea Message 2026-04-20 21:32:16 HST
Low-level precursory activity can continue for hours to days before Kīlauea summit lava fountaining begins. The forecast for episode 45 lava fountaining to start is between April 21-26.
Kilauea Message 2026-04-20 21:20:45 HST
HVO has raised the Volcano Alert Level for Kīlauea from ADVISORY to WATCH, and the Aviation Color Code from YELLOW to ORANGE, in response to episode 45 precursory low-level activity within Halema'uma'u.
Kilauea Message 2026-04-20 20:44:52 HST
Episode 45 precursory activity has begun. A sluggish, short-lived lava flow erupted from the north vent around 7:46 PM HST. Large, intermittent flames continue to be observed at the south vent. Strong glow is visible from both vents.
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Message 2026-04-15 09:38:07 HST
Thanks to efforts by HVO's Tech crew, the partial monitoring network outage was resolved yesterday afternoon, and most data streams are operational again.
Kilauea Message 2026-04-14 19:08:53 HST
The V3cam live stream has shown impressive flames at the Halemaʻumaʻu south vent this evening (especially around 7:00 p.m. HST), the result of igniting volcanic gases as they escape the vent.
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Message 2026-04-12 16:42:05 HST
Troubleshooting of the partial HVO monitoring network outage was unable to restore data streams today. At this time, the outage is expected to last until Tuesday. Operating stations show no significant volcanic changes.
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Message 2026-04-11 20:20:27 HST
The partial data outage impacting the HVO monitoring network is expected to last until tomorrow. HVO maintains monitoring capabilities via several unaffected stations, which show no significant changes at this time.
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Message 2026-04-11 16:16:40 HST
The HVO monitoring network is currently experiencing an outage affecting many monitoring data streams; staff are currently troubleshooting. The Kīlauea live cams are unaffected and remain operational.
Kilauea Message 2026-04-09 19:56:12 HST
Episode 44 ended at 7:41 PM after 8.5 hours of continuous lava fountaining from the north vent.
Kilauea Message 2026-04-09 17:36:09 HST
HVO webcams show that lava fountains are now under 150 meters (500 feet) tall, with less tephra fall reported downwind. Owing to the reduced ground hazards, USGS is lowering the Volcano Alert Level for Kīlauea from WARNING to WATCH.
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Message 2026-04-09 16:14:01 HST
Tremor remains high but stable. Deflationary tilt continues. UWD tiltmeter has recorded 12 microradians of deflation during episode 44 so far. Plume height is below 10,000 ft (3,000 m) AGL. Tephra fallout has decreas...
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Message 2026-04-09 16:08:09 HST
Episode 44 fountaining has continued for nearly 5 hours so far. Episodes 40-43 lasted 8-10 hours. Episode 39 lasted 6 hours.
