Photo and Video Chronology

Kīlauea is not erupting. The summit eruption that began on September 10 ended on September 16. It is unlikely that the recent eruption will resume...

Several vents continue to erupt on the western side of the downdropped block within Kīlauea's summit caldera and are generating lava flows onto Halema...

Kīlauea's summit eruption continues. HVO staff are work on analyzing lava samples, with analytical help from partners at the University of Hawaiʻi at...

The Kīlauea summit eruption that began on September 10th, continues. Eruptive activity is confined to the downdropped block and Halemaʻumaʻu crater...

The Kīlauea summit eruption that began yesterday at 3:15 p.m., September 10th, continues this morning. Eruptive activity is confined to the...

Kīlauea volcano is erupting. At approximately 3:15 p.m. HST on September 10, 2023, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory observed eruptive activity in...

On August 25, 2023, HVO staff deployed a new webcam and survey equipment in Kīlauea's summit region. Kīlauea volcano is not erupting but earthquakes...

During the past month, HVO scientists and field engineers have conducted fieldwork on Kīlauea.

During July, USGS staff are deploying temporary instruments to collect ground-based magnetotelluric (MT) data to image structure and fluids beneath...

The eruption in Halema‘uma‘u crater entered a pause during the afternoon of June 19, 2023. The eruption, which was occurring inside the Kīlauea summit...