Kīlauea volcano is erupting in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. Let’s get you caught up. The eruption began around 2:20 am on December 23, 2024. USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) scientists had been tracking increased activity at the summit and observed intensifying earthquakes and ground deformation about a half-hour before lava breached the surface of the crater floor. The USGS raised the alert level at the volcano to RED, indicating an eruption was underway. Several HVO webcams caught t

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory webcam imagery analyses confirm that lava fountains erupted during episode 23 were the highest recorded so far in the ongoing eruption at the summit of #Kīlauea. Fountains from the north vent reached nearly 350 meters (1,150 feet) around 5:30 p.m. HST on May 25. Cooled pieces of lava (called tephra) falling from the episode 23 fountains contributed to a growing deposit on the southwest rim of Halemaʻumaʻu, in the hazardous closed area of Hawai'i Volcanoes Nation