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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.
Kilauea Message 2025-04-16 21:30:15 HST
Spattering from the north vent began at about 9:10 pm HST on April 16 with bursts every 10-20 seconds. Spatter bursts have increased in size and frequency indicating magma is rising within the vent. Episode 18 is likely to begin soon.
Kilauea Message 2025-04-14 20:19:08 HST
The Halemaʻumaʻu eruption is paused. Both the north and south vents are actively degassing and display strong glow tonight at 8:00 pm HST. If prior patterns of inflation hold, episode 18 is likely to start between now and late Wednesday.
Kilauea Message 2025-04-09 10:00:22 HST
Episode 17 ended at 9:45 am HST on April 9 after 35.5 hours of eruption. Sustained low fountains began about 6 hours after the onset of lava flows and averaged about 100 feet high with peak burst heights of about 200 feet yesterday.
