Kīlauea | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
3 days ago · Kīlauea is one of the world's most active volcanoes; since December 23, 2025, it has been intermittently erupting within the summit caldera in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Currently, the summit eruption is in its fourth episode, which began the morning of …
Kīlauea - Wikipedia
Historically, the island's five volcanoes were considered sacred by the Hawaiian people, and in Hawaiian mythology Halemaʻumaʻu served as the body and home of Pele, goddess of fire, lightning, wind, and volcanoes.
Kīlauea - Volcano Updates | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory issues Volcano Updates for Kīlauea as activity warrants.
Kilauea - Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
Kīlauea is the youngest and most active volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi, and one of the busiest in the world. In recorded history, Kīlauea has only had short periods of repose. It has covered almost 90% of its surface in lava flows within the last 1,000 years.
Kilauea | Location, Eruptions, Height, Map, & Facts | Britannica
4 days ago · Kilauea, the world’s most active volcanic mass, situated on the southeastern part of the island of Hawaii, Hawaii state, U.S. Located in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, it is an elongated dome built of lava eruptions from a central crater and from lines of craters extending along east and southwest rifts, or fissures.
Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii island, drawing crowds for the …
Dec 24, 2024 · One of the world’s most active volcanoes erupted on Monday after a three-month hiatus, spewing bright orange lava as high as 300 feet, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Kīlauea Volcano, Hawaii (Halemaʻumaʻu crater) - YouTube
Live view from Halemaʻumaʻu crater from the northwest rim of the caldera. ===== FAQs about Kīlauea eruptions: https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/freque...
One of the world's most active volcanoes — Hawaii's Kilauea — is ...
Dec 23, 2024 · Hawaii Volcanoes National Park encompasses the summits of two of the world’s most active volcanoes: Kilauea and Mauna Loa. Kilauea also erupted in June and September.
Eruption Information | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
Dec 23, 2024 · Eruptive activity at the summit of Kīlauea, within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, has been intermittent since an eruption began on December 23, 2024. The eruption is currently in its fourth episode, which began the morning of January 15, 2025.
Kilauea volcano: Visitors flock to see spectacular lava fountaining …
4 days ago · HONOLULU (AP) — People were flocking to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Wednesday to get a glimpse of fountaining lava.. The eruption that began Dec. 23 in a crater at the summit of Kilauea volcano has paused periodically. It resumed Wednesday morning as a “small sluggish lava flow,” and then increased into a fountain that appeared to be 200 feet (60 …