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Kilauea Message 2026-01-12 09:12:10 HST
North vent fountains are now reaching 650 feet (200 meters) in height. South vent only has very low fountains confined to the vent.
Kilauea Message 2026-01-12 09:00:40 HST
North vent fountains are now 330 feet high (100 meters) and growing. Fountains are feeding a large flow on the crater floor. The gas plume is rising vertically but part of it is moving due west at about 5000 feet above ground level.
Kilauea Message 2026-01-12 08:50:05 HST
North vent fountains are now about 150-170 feet (about 50 meters) high and feeding a lava flow on the floor of Halemaʻumaʻu crater. The gas plume rises straight up to 7000 feet (2200 m) about ground level.
Kilauea Message 2026-01-12 08:40:47 HST
Episode 40 fountaining began at 8:22 a.m. HST as indicated by strong deflation and increase in tremor after the north vent fountains increased dramatically at 8:13. Current north vent fountains remain just under 100 feet (30 meters) high.
Kilauea Message 2026-01-12 08:29:10 HST
North vent fountains are picking up, now about 50-70 feet (15-20 meters) high. This appears to be a prelude to the start of episode 40 fountains.
Kilauea Message 2026-01-12 07:44:24 HST
Beautiful arcuate spatter fountain 15-30 feet (5-10 meters) high feeding a flow from the north vent. The south vent continues to erupt intermittently with classic dome fountains 10-15 foot (3-5 meter) feeding overflows.
Kilauea Message 2026-01-11 20:23:56 HST
Intermittent precursory overflows continue from both vents and extend onto the floor of Halemaʻumaʻu Crater. There is almost no wind at the summit so camera views can be partially or totally blocked by volcanic gases near the vent.
Kilauea Message 2026-01-11 09:54:05 HST
The north vent began vigorously overflowing at about 9:30 am HST after being quiet all morning. The fountaining is feeding a flow that extends nearly 3000 feet (1 km) into the center of Halemaʻumaʻu crater.
Kilauea Message 2026-01-10 16:43:01 HST
The south vent drained back at 4:35 pm HST leaving only the north vent active. A new lava dome quickly rose within the south vent and vigorous overflows resumed at 4:38 followed by another drainback.
Kilauea Message 2026-01-10 16:36:12 HST
South vent dome fountain still around 30-40 feet (15 meters) high but about twice that in width as lava has completely buried the south cone. Tremor remains constant but UWD tilt is beginning to drop rapidly.
Kilauea Message 2026-01-10 16:25:37 HST
Major overflow from the south vent began at 4:21 pm HST.
Kilauea Message 2026-01-10 16:25:08 HST
Winds at the summit of Kīlauea remain light and variable making it difficult to predict how the eruption plume will behave if episode 40 high fountains begin in these conditions.
