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Residents and visitors alike have been watching episodic lava fountains in Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea since late December 2024. While...

Episode 5 of the Kīlauea summit eruption within Halemaʻumaʻu was brief. It began at 2:30 p.m. on January 22 and paused Thursday morning, January 23...

Kīlauea eruptive activity remains confined within Kaluapele (the summit caldera), although persistent fountaining coupled with Kona winds has resulted...

Like fortune tellers who peer into a crystal ball for insight, volcanologists at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) peer into the tiny...

 The summit eruption at Kīlauea volcano that began on December 23 entered its fourth eruptive episode yesterday morning at about 9:15 a.m. HST, and...

Around 9:15 a.m. HST this morning, January 15, 2025, the eruption of Kīlauea within Kaluapele (summit caldera) resumed. Lava fountains are active at...

Around 9:15 a.m. HST this morning, January 15, 2025, the eruption of Kīlauea within Kaluapele (summit caldera) resumed with a small lava flow exiting...

On the morning of January 10, 2025, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory staff conducted a monitoring overflight of Kīlauea summit. Although the eruption...

The recent eruption of Kīlauea within Halemaʻumaʻu brought back an eruptive style not seen for many years.  The eruption included 3 episodes of lava...

The eruption at Kīlauea volcano that began on Monday, December 23 remains paused as of 8:40 pm on Friday, January 3. Glow persists from the cones on...