Kilauea Message 2026-05-30 17:48:10 HST. Episode 48 precursory overflows began at 5:41 pm HST from the south vent. It was preceded by about 24 hours of continuous spattering within the north vent. Summit inflation has temporarily flattened. Surfaces...
Kilauea Message 2026-05-22 21:55:39 HST. An earthquake at 9:46 p.m. HST was felt widely on the Island of Hawai'i, Maui, and Oahu. HVO is analyzing the event now and details on the magnitude, location, and depth will follow in an Information Statement within the hour.
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory crews completed an overflight of Kīlauea’s summit on March 25 following episode 43 of the ongoing episodic lava fountaining eruption. Geologists collected new lava samples from Halemaʻumaʻu and documented activity at the north and south vents, where gas emissions, spattering, and sulfur crystal deposits continue to build the growing tephra cone. #Kilauea #USGSVolcanoes
📸1: USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologist collects a cooled sample of episode 43 lava from the floor of Halema‘uma‘u crater, at the summit of Kīlauea.
📸2: The north and south vents have a robust gas plume and spatter could be seen far down in the south vent (not visible in photo). Yellow sulfur crystals are visible over much of the edifice of the north and south vents.
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Kīlauea episode 43 summary: about 9 hours of eruptive activity on March 10, 2026. Twin lava fountains reached 1300 ft, with a plume topping 30,000 ft above sea level. About 16 million cubic yards of lava covered nearly half Halemaʻumaʻu crater floor. Light winds sent tephra across the park and nearby communities.
Kīlauea Update
Episode 42 of lava fountaining at Halemaʻumaʻu began at 1:50 PM HST, Feb 15 and is ongoing.
🌋 Two fountains near 1000 ft (300 m) high
🌫 Plume reaching 35,000 ft above sea level.
Winds may carry volcanic gases and material SW near ground & E aloft.
No ashfall reported.
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To watch the Kīlauea (Hawaiʻi) episode 40 lava fountaining in real time, check out HVO's three streaming cameras:
V1: https://t.co/ImHtwLuTuw
V2: https://t.co/zoAeaCzIaW
V3: https://t.co/4lo1nttIjp
Kilauea Message 2026-01-12 08:50:05 HST. North vent fountains are now about 150-170 feet (about 50 meters) high and feeding a lava flow on the floor of Halemaʻumaʻu crater. The gas plume rises straight up to 7000 feet (2200 m) about ground level.
The @USGSVolcanoes reports that Episode 40 of the ongoing Kilauea eruptions began at 8:22 am Jan. 12, 2026. Eruptive activity was confined to the summit area within Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park with light and variable winds expected to keep ashfall near the crater and summit.
🌋 Kīlauea Eruption Update – January 10 Dome-shaped lava fountains reaching 50 ft (12 m) continue at Halemaʻumaʻu, feeding lava flows from both north and south vents. Overnight, intermittent overflows occurred with only short pauses.
This morning, spattering and volcanic tremor have intensified. Forecast models indicate the window for Episode 40 sustained fountaining is January 10–14, but current activity suggests it could start at any time.
📷 USGS video of Kīlauea activity taken the morning of January 10, 2026. #Kilauea #VolcanoUpdate #Hawaii #Lava
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Here are some other views of Kīlauea summit eruption lava fountaining episode 38 in Halema‘uma‘u crater on the Island of Hawai‘i, and answers to some of your questions about this activity.
This eruptive episode began from the north vent at about 8:45 am HST this morning, December 6. Smaller fountains began from the south vent at 8:49 am HST and quickly grew to over 1000 feet (300 meters) high and inclined to the south, towards a closed area of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. At 9:55 a.m., hot tephra falling from this fountain destroyed the V3 streaming camera site located within less than a mile (2,000 ft/500 m) from the eruptive vents; its burial highlights the hazardous nature of this closed area. The north vent stopped erupting at 11:50 a.m., but the south vent is still fountaining as of this posting.
In addition to the tephra, volcanic gas is being emitted, with sulfur dioxide emission rates likely exceeding 50,000 tonnes per day. The high effusion rate of this episode is also producing a very dramatic plume extending over 20,000 feet above sea level. Both the National Weather Service and Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center issued special advisories about this plume, and the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency issued a message about the potential for fine glass particles in communities downwind.
Kīlauea's recent eruptive episodes have gone on for 5-9 hours; this episode has been active for about 4.5 hours now. The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory staff are closely monitoring this activity, coordinating with partners at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park and the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency. #Kilauea #lava #eruption