6 days ago · Lava flows fed by Maunaulu fountains traveled downslope, once going more than 12 miles (7.5 kilometers) to eventually enter the ocean. The short but spectacular Kīlauea Iki eruption occurred in the crater just northeast of Kaluapele, the summit caldera.

9 hours ago · An erupting Hawaii volcano is shooting fountains of lava hundreds of feet into the sky. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says Kilauea's fountains reached heights of 400 to 500 feet on Tuesday.

4 days ago · 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 have been characterized by similar lava fountaining episodes, including at the start of the Pu‘u‘o‘o eruption in 1983, the start of the Maunaulu eruption in 1969, and the 1959 Kilauea Iki eruption.

2 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.

Mar 6, 2025 · Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is nearing a baker’s dozen with its latest eruptive episode producing lava fountains in the Halemaʻumaʻu crater. According to the US Geological Survey’s (USGS ...

Jan 16, 2025 · It resumed Wednesday morning as a “small sluggish lava flow,” and then increased into a fountain that appeared to be 200 feet (60 meters) high, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said. By the afternoon, visitors to the national park on the Big Island were able to see two fountains from an overlook.

Mar 5, 2025 · HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Fountaining at Kilauea reached dramatic heights Tuesday evening. Episode 12 of Kilauea’s current eruption began at around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday with small, sluggish...

Feb 20, 2025 · Footage from Hawaii shows a fountain of lava shooting out of Kilauea Tuesday morning, as the volcano continues its weeks-long eruption. During the current eruptive activity, an Orange aviation alert is in place because minor volcanic-ash emissions could be in the airspace around the volcano.

Jan 28, 2025 · A small fountain can be seen in the south side with a small lava flow emerging, the observatory said. Each episode since Dec. 23 has continued for 13 hours to eight days, the observatory said. The pauses have lasted less than 24 hours to 12 days.

Dec 24, 2024 · Glowing red lava fountains are continuing to erupt at Kīlauea summit this Christmas Eve. USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists monitored the eruption from the caldera rim, measuring the lava fountain heights at approximately 75 meters (246 feet) during an afternoon monitoring fieldshift.