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 2026-06-01 13:44:05 HST
Episode 48 ended at 1:37 p.m. HST after 9 hours. North vent dropped rapidly in the last few minutes.
Kilauea Message 2026-06-01 12:51:55 HST
Wind at the summit is now out of the south as seen on the V3 camera and the V1 camera is getting pelted with tephra. Summit has deflated 16.5 microradians as measured on the UWD tiltmeter.
Kilauea Message 2026-06-01 12:34:35 HST
North vent fountains have dropped below 300 feet (90 m). Effusion rates have dropped from a peak of 400 cubic yards per second (y3/sec) (300 cubic meters per second (m3/sec)) to about 130 y3/sec (100 m3/sec).
Kilauea Message 2026-06-01 09:21:20 HST
North vent fountains have dropped slightly from a maximum of about 650 feet (200 meters) to 425-500 feet (130-150 m). Tephra fall has lightened but fine ash and Peleʻs hair may continue for hours after the eruption stops.
Kilauea Message 2026-06-01 07:43:31 HST
HVO has released a Status Report about ash and tephra fall conditions along with links to NWS and Civil Defense messages.
https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-06-01T16:10:56+00:00
Kilauea Message 2026-06-01 05:49:56 HST
North vent fountains are 500-650 feet (150-200 m) feeding the plume cloud to over 20000 feet. NWS issued an ashfall advisory for communities to the SW and NE of Kīlauea's summit.
Kilauea Message 2026-06-01 05:17:38 HST
North vent fountains are now about 350 feet (100 m) high and growing. Tremor still increasing along with rapid deflation.
Kilauea Message 2026-06-01 05:07:50 HST
North vent fountains increasing in height to about 200 feet (60 m). Tremor also continues to increase as episode 48 ramps up. Expecting 600-800 foot (180-250 m) high fountains within the hour.
Kilauea Message 2026-06-01 04:45:22 HST
Episode 48 began at 4:40 am HST on June first. Continuous fountaining from the north vent and tilt drop began at 3:45 am HST followed by increased tremor just under an hour later.
Kilauea Message 2026-06-01 04:11:39 HST
Vigorous fountaining continues from the north vent and summit tilt has begun deflating. Tremor remains constant at this time as gas pistoning overflows continue from the south vent with approximately 90 overflows to date.
Kilauea Message 2026-06-01 03:56:05 HST
North vent began overflowing at 3:45 am HST. Flows are feed by sustained dome fountaining about 15-30 feet (5-10m) high. Tremor and tilt are currently stable.
Kilauea Message 2026-05-31 19:41:29 HST
Forecast window based on seismic velocity analysis runs from about 8 pm HST tonight to later tomorrow, June 1. Velocities are projected to reach optimum levels on multiple stations around 3 am HST, early tomorrow morning.
