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Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Message 2026-04-09 08:56:02 HST
Episode 44 lava fountains likely to begin between now and April 15. Intermittent overflows and dome fountains are now erupting from both north and south vents.
Kilauea Message 2026-04-08 19:29:04 HST
The vigor of dome fountains and lava overflows from the Halemaʻumaʻu south vent has increased over the past several hours. Gradual inflationary tilt and low-level seismic tremor continue at Kīlauea summit presently.
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Message 2026-04-08 11:28:29 HST
The HVO webpage may be offline due to USGS website maintenance starting at 2:00 p.m. HST, with the work lasting ~8 hours. Updates on volcanic activity will still be issued via Volcano Notification Service emails.
Kilauea Message 2026-04-08 11:16:42 HST
Heavy rain and thick fog are currently obscuring HVO webcam views of Halemaʻumaʻu crater, but our scientists are keeping watch for a potential 44th lava fountaining episode via seismic data streams and weather radar feeds.
Kilauea Message 2026-04-08 08:50:27 HST
UWD tiltmeter has tracked summit inflation since yesterday afternoon, while data from the SMC instrument has been affected by rain. Based on the renewed inflation, the forecast for lava fountaining episode 44 remains from now to April 15.
Kilauea Message 2026-04-08 07:10:01 HST
Following a return of Kīlauea summit inflation yesterday afternoon, overflows from the Halemaʻumaʻu south vent resumed early this morning.
Kilauea Message 2026-04-07 13:23:53 HST
No overflows from the Halemaʻumaʻu eruptive vents in the past 24 hours. Kīlauea summit has been deflating since April 5, which may delay lava fountaining episode 44 to later within the impending forecast window: now to April 15.
Kilauea Message 2026-04-05 09:17:28 HST
Episode 44 precursory activity continues unaffected by a swarm of small earthquakes this morning 6-8 km below sea level beneath Kilauea summit. The forecast for the start of episode 44 remains between April 6-14.
Kilauea Message 2026-04-04 08:26:15 HST
Episode 44 precursory activity continues with 14 overflows from the south vent since yesterday morning. The forecast for the start of episode 44 remains between April 6-14.
Kilauea Message 2026-04-03 19:34:08 HST
Episode 44 precursory activity began this morning with a south vent overflow at 6:11 a.m. HST. Lava has flowed from the south vent 10 times with small dome fountains. The forecast for the start of episode 44 remains between April 6-14.
Kilauea Message 2026-04-02 11:29:53 HST
Matt, Miki, Seth, and Raymond are all out on the south side of Halema'uma'u this morning installing a new timelapse camera and also adding sound to the V3 camera. So you may have seen the world turn upside down and heard them working away.
Mauna Kea Message 2026-03-27 09:44:21 HST
A cluster of about 28 earthquakes 5-10 km deep occurred beneath the north side of Mauna Kea between 2 pm and 10 pm on March 26. The largest were two magnitude 3 earthquakes. These events are not related to magma movement.
