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Halemaʻumaʻu has been progressively filled by six eruptions at the summit of Kīlauea since 2020, and it continues to accumulate new lava with each...

Episode 21 of the ongoing eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea began at 12:45 p.m. on Sunday, May 1, 2025. Lava fountains reached heights...

Episode 22 of the ongoing eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea was active from 4:40 a.m. until 3:29 p.m. on Friday, May 16, 2025. The...

On December 23, 2024, eruptive activity at Kīlauea’s summit began again with the first in what has become 20 discrete lava fountaining episodes. Many...

Episode 20 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended after four and a half hours of lava fountaining during the evening of May 6. USGS Hawaiiian...

Episode 20 of the ongoing eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea was active for 4.5 hours the evening of Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Lava...

Following the appearance of low-level lava spattering in webcam views of Halema‘uma‘u crater on May 5, 2025, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory...

A new eruption map provides up-to-date statistics on the ongoing eruption within Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea. And, on May Day (lei day in...

A new USGS Data Release provides data associated with the 2020–2021 summit eruption at Kīlauea volcano.

A USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitoring helicopter overflight midday on April 29, 2025, provided views Halema‘uma‘u during a pause in eruptive...