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Episode 20 of Kīlauea eruption is short-lived with 4.5 hours of sustained fountaining
Episode 20 of the eruption at Kīlauea ended at 9:58 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, after 4.5 hours of sustained fountaining. The Halema’uma’u eruption is currently paused.
New eruptive episode at Kīlauea produces lava fountains 650 feet high
The fountaining phase of the latest episode began at 3:20 a.m. this morning and lasted for 10 hours and 8 minutes.
Lava overflows from south vent with onset of Episode 17 Halemaʻumaʻu eruption at Kīlauea
Episode 17 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption at Kīlauea began at 10:15 p.m. on April 7, 2025 with the start of lava overflowing from the south vent.
Update: Episode 16 of Halemaʻumaʻu eruption at Kīlauea brings brilliant glow, 200 foot lava fountains
Episode 16 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption at Kīlauea began at 10:57 p.m. HST on Monday, March 31 with the start of lava overflowing from the north vent.
Volcano Watch: Recent lava fountains highlight Pele’s hair hazards
Pele’s hair is the name for the strands of volcanic glass that are created when globs of liquid lava are stretched apart during an eruption.
Volcano Watch: New Year’s Eve 1974: Kīlauea’s most recent SW Rift Zone eruption
Kīlauea is one of the most active volcanoes on Earth, with a majority of its eruptions occurring at its summit or one of its two rift zones, the East Rift Zone and Southwest Rift Zone. The Southwest Rift Zone hasn’t erupted since New Year’s Eve 1974; almost exactly 49 years ago.
Kīlauea summit eruption abruptly ends after six days; shortest since 1982
There have been five eruption events at the Kīlauea summit since 2020. Deputy Scientist-in-Chief David Phillips said this eruption ended suddenly, similar to the previous eruption that spewed lava from June 7 to 19.
VIDEO: Kīlauea lava fountains remain about 30 feet high
The agency reports that lava fountain heights have decreased since the eruption onset on June 7, but remain up to about 30 feet high.
Lava fountaining decreases since Kīlauea eruption onset, but still as high as 30 feet
Kīlauea volcano continues activity after the latest eruption onset on June 7. Eruptive activity remains confined to Halemaʻumaʻu crater within Kīlauea’s summit caldera. No unusual activity has been noted along Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone or Southwest Rift Zone, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
Fountain replaced by lava pond at Mauna Loa’s fissure 3 vent
A lava pond has replaced the fountains of lava at Mauna Loa’s fissure 3 vent, as scientists report a reduced supply of lava and gas emissions Saturday morning.
“Unzipping” of the Northeast Rift Zone; Mauna Loa eruption creates lava fountains
“We do not expect upper fissures to reactivate. However, additional fissures could open along the Northeast Rift Zone below the current location, and lava flows can continue to travel downslope,” the HVO advised.
