Kilauea is in a unique phase of activity in Halema‘uma‘u, with 12 episodes of dual lava fountains since Dec. 23, 2024.

Several past eruptions were characterized by similar lava fountaining episodes, including at the start of the Puʻuʻōʻō ...

The Big Island is home to one of the most lively volcanoes on Earth. And you can see why.

Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey say the latest eruptive episode that took place at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on ...

Kilauea’s 13th episode began early this morning at 2:36 a.m., according to Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists, bringing ...

Lava flowed from Kilauea volcano amid its renewed activity in Hawaii. The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Hawaiian Volcano Observatory team reported that only weak vent activity was observed during ...

Continuous lava fountaining began about 2 p.m. today within Kilauea’s Halemaumau crater ... Episode 12 started this morning with “sluggish” lava flows from the south and north vents of ...

COURTESY USGS Lava fountains of 400 to 500 feet high shoot up within the west vent in Halema ʻuma ʻu Crater. Kilauea’s 13th ... HVO estimated lava flows from the north vent have covered ...

Kilauea — which sits about 200 miles southeast of Honolulu — is between 200,000 to 300,000 years-old and has, in the past, ravaged nearby communities with its unceasing lava flows. But as a ...

Kilauea’s ongoing summit eruption resumed oozing lava on the Halemaumau crater floor this morning, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists said. Today’s activity marks the 12th ...