Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano wows with lava fountains during latest eruptive episode
According to the US Geological Survey’s (USGS) Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, episode 12 of the Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began on Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. HST when sporadic lava flows alternated between the south and north cones. The episode ended at 10:37 a.m. HST on Wednesday.
Update: Lava fountains end abrubtly, bringing Episode 13 of ongoing Kīlauea eruption to close
It’s a two-fer Tuesday at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park as Episode 13 of the ongoing summit eruption of Kīlauea on the Big Island continues with lava geysers fountaining from the north and south vents in the southwest portion of Halemaʻumaʻu Crater inside the volcano’s caldera inside the park.
Kilauea’s 13th episode ends after 12 hours of lava fountains
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists say episode 13 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended at 3:13 p.m.Tuesday.
Lava from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano spews ‘showers of gold’ 600 feet in the air during latest eruption
The USGS said lava fountains from the north vent reached a maximum height of between 500 and 600 feet before they started to decrease.
Volcano Watch: When have lava fountains formed on Kilauea, and what are their hazards?
Kilauea is in a unique phase of activity in Halema‘uma‘u, with 12 episodes of dual lava fountains since Dec. 23, 2024.
Lava fountaining returns to Kilauea’s summit caldera
Continuous lava fountaining began about 2 p.m. today within Kilauea’s Halemaumau crater as the 12th episode of the ongoing summit eruption continues, according to Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists. Episode 12 started this morning with “sluggish” lava flows from the south and north vents of the summit caldera, according to HVO.
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Video footage captured by Scott Malis during the volcano's 11th episode shows lava spewing out of Kilauea volcano and spinning into the air.
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano blasts lava 300 feet into the air during latest eruptive episode
According to the USGS' Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), episode 13 of the volcano's current eruption began just after 2:30 a.m. HST, and small lava flows were observed coming from the north vent.
Volcano Watch | Fountains Of Lava At Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Kīlauea volcano at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park is in a unique phase of activity in Halemaʻumaʻu, with 12 episodes of dual lava fountains since December 23, 2024.
Volcano Watch: When have lava fountains formed on Kīlauea and what are their hazards?
Several past eruptions were characterized by similar lava fountaining episodes, including at the start of the Puʻuʻōʻō eruption in 1983, the start of the Maunaulu eruption in 1969 and the 1959 Kīlauea Iki eruption.
Kilauea’s 13th episode brings 500-foot lava fountains
VIDEO COURTESY USGS A livestream video from the Halema ʻuma ʻu Crater from the northwest rim of the caldera looking east. COURTESY USGS Lava fountains of 400 to 500 feet high shoot up within the west vent in Halema ʻuma ʻu Crater.
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