UPDATE – (10:50 a.m.) – The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says the beginning of Episode 33 lava fountaining “is most likely today or tomorrow at the latest”, although it could still be delayed if current conditions change. From an Observatory update posted on Thursday morning at 9:22 a.m. HST: The Uēkahuna tiltmeter (UWD) has recorded approximately 22.5 microradians of inflationary …
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Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted again this week, spewing lava 500 feet into the air from the crater at its summit, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The eruption ended around 8 p.m. local time on Tuesday night, after producing approximately 337 million cubic feet of molten rock over a 13-hour period. This marked the 32nd episode in an ongoing eruption event at Kilauea, one …
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In this image released by the U.S. Geological Survey, the Kilauea volcano spews lava on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. M. Zoeller/AP/U.S. Geological Survey hide caption toggle caption M. Zoeller/AP/U.S. Geological Survey HONOLULU — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano resumed erupting Friday by shooting an arc of lava 100 feet (30 meters) into the air and across …
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HONOLULU — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano resumed erupting Friday by shooting an arc of lava 100 feet (30 meters) into the air and across a section of its summit crater floor. It was Kilauea’s 31st display of molten rock since December, an appropriately high frequency for one of the world’s most active volcanoes. The north vent at the summit crater began …
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(BIVN) – The ongoing eruption at the summit of Kīlauea remains paused, with the next lava fountaining episode likely to occur this week. The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says models now show Episode 31 is likely to start between August 18th and August 22nd, with Tuesday, August 19th to Thursday, August 21st the most likely window. The anticipated start of …
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(BIVN) – The ongoing eruption at the summit of Kīlauea is paused, with the next episode of lava fountaining expected next week. The USGS Volcano Alert Level for Kīlauea remains at WATCH. In this week’s Volcano Watch article, USGS California Volcano Observatory research hydrologist Shaul Hurwitz writes about how water plays a role in Kīlauea eruptions: When most people think …
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