Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Episode 52 ended at 2:36 a.m. HST after a final 4 minutes of spectacular gas jetting and flames from the north vent. The south vent also produced flames during this time. Episode 52 lasted 7.4 hours. View All Messages.

Kilauea Message 2026-07-29 00:19:27 HST

The north fountain has dropped to about 350 feet (110 meters) in height after 5 hours of eruption. The UWD tiltmeter has recorded about 11 microradians of deflation so far equaling an eruptive volume of 4.5 million cubic yards (3.5 mcm). View All Messages.

Kilauea Message 2026-07-28 21:36:58 HST

The north vent fountain peaked at 500 feet (150 meters) high with effusion rates of nearly 350 cubic yards per second (270 cubic meters per second) at 9:15 p.m. HST. The current plume height is 16,000 feet AMSL. View All Messages.

Kilauea Message 2026-07-28 20:04:54 HST

The north vent fountain is now approximately 300 feet (90 meters) tall and growing. Tremor is still climbing and the summit has entered rapid deflation. Lava flows covered about 10% of the floor of Halema'uma'u crater. View All Messages.

HVO monitors earthquakes and the active volcanoes in Hawaii, assesses their hazards, issues warnings, and advances scientific understanding to reduce the impacts of volcanic eruptions. Communicating the results of our work to the public, emergency managers, and the scientific community is an important aspect of the HVO mission.

Active Volcanoes in Hawaii

Very High Threat Potential
Kīlauea
Mauna Loa
High Threat Potential
Hualālai
Moderate Threat Potential
Haleakalā
Mauna Kea
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Kama‘ehuakanaloa (Lō‘ihi Seamount)
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Episodic eruption at Kīlauea summit

This eruption is within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Lava flows are contained to the caldera, but fallout from the lava fountains can affect communities downwind.

Eruption Information

Is tephra falling? We want to know.

Color photograph of tephra covering a picnic table

If you live in an area downwind of Kīlauea summit and are experiencing tephra fall, support science and community awareness by making a tephra fall report.

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Where has tephra fallout been reported?

Color map showing area of volcanic fallout

Tephra is material erupted from a volcano that travels through the air. Volcanic ash, Pele's hair, and other tephra have fallen on communities downwind during lava fountaining episodes at the summit of Kīlauea.

See map of current tephra fall reports