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As you walk along Crater Rim Trail from Wahinekapu (Steaming Bluffs) heading towards the Uēkahuna overlook in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, you’ll...

Episode 48 of lava fountaining in Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea  happened on June 1, 2026. Lava fountained from the north vent, reaching a...

More than 7,000 people across the State of Hawaii submitted “Did You Feel It?” (DYFI) reports to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) after the magnitude...

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists conducted a monitoring overflight of Kīlauea summit on May 22, 2026. Forecast models suggest that episode...

The lava fountains that erupted a week ago, on Thursday May 14, marked the 47th episode of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption. This episode tied the...

Episode 47 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption at the summit of Kīlauea lasted for 9 hours, from 3:27 p.m. HST on May 14, 2026, until 12:27 a.m. HST...

Over the past month, the frequency of fountaining events at the summit of Kīlauea has increased to nearly one per week. This is reminiscent of the...

On May 12, 2026, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory conducted a helicopter overflight around Halema‘uma‘u crater and the eruptive vents at Kīlauea...

This past March, a team of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists—two of whom travelled from Hawaii—visited El Salvador in Central America for...

Episode 46 of lava fountaining in Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea began at 8:17 a.m. HST on May 5, after one day of precursory activity. The...