Peak fountain heights were at 1,300 ft. for the south vent and 1,000 ft. for the north vent, with the plume reaching 35,000 ...

Episode 42 ended after 9 hours and 48 minutes with both the north and south vents active for most of the eruption. The ...

This map shows the tephra fall associated with episode 41 of Kilauea's episodic summit eruption, on Jan. 24. Tephra is a generic word for any material erupted by a volcano that travels through the air ...

A week-and-a-half after Episode 41 of Kilauea’s yearlong summit eruption deposited tephra — lightweight volcanic glass debris ...

Another spectacular eruption at one of the most active volcanoes in the world has destroyed the live camera volcanologists use to monitor it. When Hawaii's Kilauea volcano began spewing high lava ...

Hot lava was caught on camera shooting more than 1,000 feet into the air.

Streams of molten lava flowed from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano overnight Saturday into Sunday, ahead of another eruption expected to take shape in the coming days, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Kilauea has been erupting episodically within the summit caldera since Dec. 23, 2024. Its USGS Volcano Alert level is WATCH.

When referred to as a gas, it means a volatile has transitioned into the vapor phase. The most common gases (or vapor phase volatiles) emitted at the surface are water (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), and ...

Kilauea Volcano erupted on January 24, sending towering lava fountains into the air at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The eruption forced park closures and road shutdowns as volcanic debris, ...

Hawaii Island's Kilauea volcano began erupting on Sunday, Nov. 9, drawing in hordes of visitors to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park eager to witness the natural spectacle. As one of the world's most ...