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Kilauea Message 2025-04-21 21:25:06 HST
Both the south and north vents are glowing strongly at 9:20 pm HST on April 21. Some minor spatter bursts seen at the north vent and possibly at the south vent in the past hour.
Kilauea Message 2025-04-20 12:49:38 HST
Lava stopped erupting from the south vent at 12:44 pm HST ending the fourth cycle today. The length of the eruptive cycles continues to get shorter and the pauses in between them continue to increase in duration.
Kilauea Message 2025-04-20 12:28:29 HST
Degassed lava began erupting again from the south vent at 12:22 p.m. HST and is refilling the channel from the earlier flows.
Kilauea Message 2025-04-20 11:45:48 HST
Eruption of lava from the south vent slowed starting at 11:12 am HST as lava in the vent gas-pistoned every 3 to 5 minutes. Overall eruptive activity declined and stopped, and the episode remains paused at 11:45 am HST.
Kilauea Message 2025-04-20 10:54:38 HST
Eruptive activity began diminishing again around 10:30 am HST and lava flows and fountaining stopped as tremor decreased. Eruptive activity resumed at about 10:50 am HST with lava flows fed by a 15 foot high dome fountain.
Kilauea Message 2025-04-20 09:49:06 HST
Episode 18 restarted at 9:43 am HST with low fountains feeding a new flow onto the floor of Halemaʻumaʻu crater.
Kilauea Message 2025-04-20 09:44:48 HST
Lava stopped erupting from the south vent around 9:35 am HST. Episode 18 is currently paused.
Kilauea Message 2025-04-20 09:18:36 HST
Episode 18 restarted at 7:45 a.m. HST today, the first day of the Merry Monarch Hula Festival. Low fountains (10-20 feet) and eruption of degassed lava continue. Stronger fountains could begin at any time.
Kilauea Message 2025-04-20 08:27:22 HST
Small fountains are feeding a lava flow from south vent just after 8:20 am HST. Start of episode 18 fountains is expected soon.
Kilauea Message 2025-04-17 06:19:05 HST
Eruption of lava from the north vent that began at 10:01 pm HST ended at 11:21 pm HST last night. The summit continued to inflate throughout this precursory activity. Episode 18 fountains may start as late as Saturday or Sunday.
Kilauea Message 2025-04-16 22:07:39 HST
Episode 18 began at 10:01 pm HST when lava overflowed the north vent.
Kilauea Message 2025-04-16 21:59:44 HST
Spatter bursts increased in intensity until 9:30 pm HST when continuous 10-15 foot high dome fountains and increased tremor began. By 9:45 pm HST ponded lava in the north vent was visible.
