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Webcam - Kilauea Volcano in HawaiiKilauea volcano began erupting for the 3rd time in 2023 on September 10th, in Halema‘uma‘u crater. |
From the northwest rim of the caldera, looking south.
From the east rim of the caldera. |
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HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY DAILY UPDATE U.S. Geological Survey Saturday, April 19, 2025, 8:48 AM HST (Saturday, April 19, 2025, 18:48 UTC)Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH Current Aviation Color Code: ORANGE Activity Summary: The ongoing Halema?uma?u eruption remains paused, with glow visible from its vents over night. Episode 18 precursory activity of spattering and a north vent overflow occurred on April 16 from 9:10 p.m. to 11:21 p.m. HST. The main lava fountaining phase of episode 18 is most likely to start sometime on Sunday, but could start as early as today or as late as Tuesday. It is possible that more lava flows could precede the fountaining phase. Kilauea's current eruption in Halema?uma?u crater within Kaluapele (the summit caldera) began on December 23, 2024. There have now been 18 episodes separated by pauses in activity. All eruptive activity remains within Hawai?i Volcanoes National Park. No significant activity has been noted along Kilauea’s East Rift Zone or Southwest Rift Zone. Current hazards include volcanic gas emissions and windblown volcanic glass (Pele’s hair) and tephra that have impacted Hawai?i Volcanoes National Park and nearby communities. Summit Observations: Glow was observed from the south and north vents most of last night, but no spattering was observed. Strong degassing is currently occurring from both vents. Low level activity began around 9:10 p.m. HST on April 16, with bursts of spatter every 10-20 seconds from the north vent, reaching up to a few meters (several feet) high. Spatter bursts continued to increase in size and frequency until about 9:30 p.m. HST when 10-15 foot high (3-5 meters high) dome fountains began. Lava overflowed from the north vent around 10:01 p.m. HST and fed a small lava flow that reached about 100 meters (a few hundred feet) from the vent. This activity ended abruptly at 11:21 p.m. HST. Glow from south vent disappeared when north vent had overflows but returned once north vent flows ceased. This is considered precursory activity to the main fountaining phase of episode 18 and there could be more lava flows preceding the fountaining phase. Rift Zone Observations: Rates of seismicity and ground deformation remain very low in the East Rift Zone and Southwest Rift Zone with no significant earthquake activity in the past 24 hours. Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the East Rift Zone remain below detection limit. Analysis: |
Graph showing Electronic Tilt at Kilauea Summit and East Rift Zone - Past Month.
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Graph showing elevation above sea level data for the past week at Kilauea volcano's summit.
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Time lapse video of lava lake change from November 29 back to October 2 (3 days after Sept 29 eruption)
