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Kilauea Message 2025-06-04 21:23:13 HST
Episode 24 precursory activity has increased. Small lava flows began splling out from the north vent at 8:55 PM on June 4. Lava spattering and flames have been growing larger and more frequent over the past few hours.
Kilauea Message 2025-06-04 13:53:43 HST
Episode 24 is likely to begin today or tomorrow. The forecast window has been extended as summit inflation continues and forecast models are updated with new data. Magma is close to the surface and precursory low-level activity continues.
Kilauea Message 2025-06-02 15:23:14 HST
Halema‘uma‘u eruption remains paused. Episode 24 will likely start within 3 days, possibly within 24 hours. Summit inflation continues. Precursory activity at surface is minimal (glow, occasional inconsistent spattering in north vent).
Kilauea Message 2025-05-25 22:35:01 HST
South vent stopped erupting at 10:25 p.m. on Sunday, May 25. The summit has stopped deflating. Tremor is greatly reduced. Episode 23 of the ongoing Halema'uma'u eruption has ended. Vents and cooling lava flows will continue to glow.
Kilauea Message 2025-05-25 22:10:24 HST
North vent stopped erupting at 9:48 p.m. South vent still erupting with lava fountains about 500 ft (150 m) high. Rate of summmit deflation is slowing.
Kilauea Message 2025-05-25 19:21:14 HST
Sount vent fountains are now up to 800 ft (250 m) while north vent fountains are down to 500 ft (150 m) in height as of 7:15 p.m., Sunday, May 25. The UWD tiltmeter has recorded about 7 microradians of deflation in the past 2.5 hours.
Kilauea Message 2025-05-25 18:11:06 HST
North vent lava fountains exceeding 1,000 ft (300 m) and south vent fountains exceeding 500 ft (150 m) in height. Lava flows covering crater floor. SO2 gas emissions estimated at 50,000-75,000 tonnes/day. A lot of suspended ash in plume.
Kilauea Message 2025-05-25 17:24:46 HST
Fountains from south vent began erupting at 5:15 p.m. and are growing rapidly. Fountains from north vent are exceeding 1,000 feet (300 m) in height.
Kilauea Message 2025-05-25 17:11:26 HST
Episode 23 lava fountains from north vent are now nearly 1,000 feet (300 m) in height.
Kilauea Message 2025-05-25 16:59:28 HST
Lava fountains from north vent are now exceeding 500 feet (150 m) in height.
Kilauea Message 2025-05-25 16:53:36 HST
Episode 23 sustained lava fountains began erupting from north vent at 4:15 p.m. Sunday, May 25. Robust fountaining began at 4:36 p.m. Lava is flowing out of north vent onto crater floor. Fountains over 100 ft (30 m) high and growing.
Kilauea Message 2025-05-25 09:30:36 HST
Ep. 23 precursory activity has increased. Summit inflation has slowly resumed. Small fountains up to 65 ft (20 m) occurred yesterday and this morning in north vent. Sustained fountaining could begin any time today or tomorrow.
