Kīlauea's current eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu crater within Kaluapele (the summit caldera) began on December 23, 2024. There have been 13 episodes of lava fountaining separated by pauses in activity. All eruptive activity remains within Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.

3 days ago · The 2018 eruption of Kīlauea Volcano (Hawai‘i) was its most impactful in centuries, involving an outpouring of more than one cubic kilometer of basalt, a magnitude 7 flank earthquake, and the volcano’s largest summit collapse since at least the nineteenth century.

Dec 23, 2024 · Here, a Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologist takes images and measurements of lava fountain heights during the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption on December 31, 2024; the eruption began on December 23 and has continued in episodic pulses.

Mar 5, 2025 · The episode ended midmorning after 22 hours of continuous, eruptive activity, scientists said. The eruption began Dec. 23 in a crater at the summit of Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island. Tuesday marked the eruption’s 12th episode.

3 days ago · Kilauea’s 13th episode of the current eruption began early Tuesday at 2:36 a.m., bringing lava fountains of 400 to 500 feet high, according to Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists.

3 days ago · Kīlauea's current eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu crater within Kaluapele (the summit caldera) began on December 23, 2024. There have been 13 episodes of lava fountaining separated by pauses in activity. All eruptive activity remains within …

Feb 20, 2025 · Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, has been erupting on and off for nearly two months since it burst to life on Dec. 23. The eruption has been taking place at the volcano’s summit crater inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. No residential areas have been threatened by lava.

Feb 13, 2025 · Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island began erupting this week for the ninth time since December, shooting lava over 300 feet into the air. One of the world's most active volcanoes, Kilauea...

Feb 12, 2025 · On the morning of December 23, Kīlauea volcano began erupting in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. At 2:20 a.m., fissures opened on the caldera floor, releasing lava fountains up to 295 feet high. Lava flows spread across Halemaʻumaʻu crater and a section of the caldera that collapsed during the 2018 collapse events.

Feb 12, 2025 · Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, has been erupting on and off for nearly two months since it burst to life on Dec. 23. The eruption has been taking place at the volcano's...