Kilauea - Volcano Messages
This page displays the latest volcano observatory short messages for Kīlauea volcano. These short messages are quick status updates published on our website, social media, RSS and JSON. They supplement more detailed official products published in the Volcano Notification Service.
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Kilauea Message 2026-10-17 09:13:41 HST
Episode 55 fountaining ended abruptly at 9:03 a.m. HST after just under 6 hours of eruption.
Kilauea Message 2026-10-17 07:47:26 HST
The north vent fountain has dropped to about 500 feet (150 m) high, about the same as the maximum fountain height for episodes 51-54. Top of the plume cloud has dropped under 13,000 ft (4,000 m) above sea level.
Kilauea Message 2026-10-17 06:02:51 HST
The north vent fountain has dropped to about 650 feet (200 m) high and the plume cloud is down to 17,000 feet asl. Lava flows are now covering about 30-40% of the floor of Halema'uma'u crater.
Kilauea Message 2026-10-17 05:11:55 HST
The north fountain is now just over 700 feet (220 m) with a plume cloud rising to about 25,000 feet (7500 m) a.s.l. Winds below 20,000 feet a.s.l. are from the northeast and most tephra is expected to be within the closed area of HVNP.
Kilauea Message 2026-10-17 04:21:15 HST
The north vent fountain has grown to about 250 feet (80 m) high and is at least as wide. The fountain is feeding a broad sheet of lava into Halema'uma'u crater. Wind is from the northeast and tephra is within the closed area of HVNP.
Kilauea Message 2026-10-17 03:40:12 HST
Episode 55 fountaining from the north vent began at 3:19 am HST October 17 after almost 24 hours of continuous overflows. There were 359 precursory overflows since the episode 54 fountains ended.
Kilauea Message 2026-10-12 12:16:05 HST
Dome fountaining stopped at 12:13 pm HST from the north vent.
Kilauea Message 2026-10-12 12:08:39 HST
The north vent began to overflow at 11:22 am HST. And by 11:32 am HST a large dome fountain 30 feet high was feeding 2 vigorous overflows away from the vent. Tilt and tremor remain constant at this time.
Kilauea Message 2026-10-11 10:05:16 HST
A small, tube-fed pahoehoe flow from the north vent has been active since 11:15 pm HST last night.
More details in the Kllauea Daily Update:
https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-10-11T18:47:26+00:00
Kilauea Message 2026-10-01 18:55:01 HST
Kīlauea remains relatively quiet today. This Volcano Watch article explains activity related to the intrusion of a shallow dike last night. https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/news/volcano-watch-intrusion-during-eruption-summit-kilauea
Kilauea Message 2026-09-30 21:49:15 HST
There has been an marked increase in shallow deformation and seismicity centered beneath the current vent region in Halemaʻumaʻu. Patterns of inflation and earthquakes suggest that a shallow east-west dike is being emplaced in this area.
Kilauea Message 2026-09-30 16:55:03 HST
Kīlauea summit seismicity has increased. Tremor began increasing around noon today. A swarm of small earthquakes occurred beneath the vent area between 2-3 PM. Summit tilt accelerated around 2:30 PM with inflation centered near the vents.
