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Kama'ehuakanaloa Seamount Message 2026-08-11 18:19:55 HST
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred beneath Kamaʻehuakanaloa volcano (formerly Lōʻihi) at 5:48 pm HST. This earthquake was felt widely along the southern and eastern sides of the Island of Hawaiʻi. No damage expected.
Kilauea Message 2026-07-29 03:20:49 HST
Summary of episode 52 is published here: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-07-29T10:09:27+00:00
Kilauea Message 2026-07-29 02:43:24 HST
Episode 52 ended at 2:36 a.m. HST after a final 4 minutes of spectacular gas jetting and flames from the north vent. The south vent also produced flames during this time. Episode 52 lasted 7.4 hours.
Kilauea Message 2026-07-29 00:19:27 HST
The north fountain has dropped to about 350 feet (110 meters) in height after 5 hours of eruption. The UWD tiltmeter has recorded about 11 microradians of deflation so far equaling an eruptive volume of 4.5 million cubic yards (3.5 mcm).
Kilauea Message 2026-07-28 21:36:58 HST
The north vent fountain peaked at 500 feet (150 meters) high with effusion rates of nearly 350 cubic yards per second (270 cubic meters per second) at 9:15 p.m. HST. The current plume height is 16,000 feet AMSL.
Kilauea Message 2026-07-28 20:04:54 HST
The north vent fountain is now approximately 300 feet (90 meters) tall and growing. Tremor is still climbing and the summit has entered rapid deflation. Lava flows covered about 10% of the floor of Halema'uma'u crater.
Kilauea Message 2026-07-28 19:51:39 HST
The north vent fountain is about 200 feet (60 meters) high. Peak fountain heights are expected in the next 1-2 hours.
Kilauea Message 2026-07-28 19:22:56 HST
Episode 52 fountaining began from the north vent at 7:10 pm HST with 100 foot (30 m) high and growing. Fountains are expected to peak within the next 1-2 hours. There is currently no activity besides glow at the south vent.
Kilauea Message 2026-07-28 17:32:33 HST
The precursory overflow that began at 1:56 p.m. HST continues at this time. The flows are fed by a classic dome fountain that has grown to about 20-30 feet (5-10 meters) high. Tremor is steady and the summit is slowly inflating.
Kilauea Message 2026-07-28 10:32:23 HST
The north vent has been continuously overflowing since 10:22 am HST. Overflow is being fed by a small dome fountain 5-10 feet high. Summit continues to inflate at this time.
Kilauea Message 2026-07-15 18:13:06 HST
The status report summarizing episode 51 activity has been published here: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-07-16T03:55:25+00:00
Kilauea Message 2026-07-15 17:27:44 HST
Note: The V1 camera has been repositioned to watch an area that has been undergoing subsidence after eruptions.
