Kīlauea is one of the world's most active volcanoes; since December 23, 2024, it has been intermittently erupting within the summit caldera in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. See real-time video of the …

Kīlauea (US: / ˌkɪləˈweɪə / ⓘ KIL-ə-WAY-ə, Hawaiian: [kiːlɐwˈwɛjə]) is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands. It is located along the southeastern shore of Hawaii Island. The volcano is …

Nov 26, 2025 · The central feature of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Kilauea (“Much Spreading” in Hawaiian), is an elongated dome built of lava eruptions from a central crater and from lines of craters …

First forming underwater roughly 280,000 years ago, Kīlauea is a fairly typical shield volcano with long, shallow slopes. Its surface makes up an area slightly smaller than the island of Oʻahu. Traditionally, …

Nov 7, 2025 · Kilauea is the youngest and most active Hawaiian shield volcano, located on the southern part of the Island of Hawai'i, known as Big Island. Hawai'i is the southernmost and largest of the …

Dec 9, 2025 · Here, Kīlauea's spectral radiance is shown, depicting the amount of energy emitted in a specific direction, from a specific area, at a specific wavelength. From 2016 to 2018 (left side of the …

Dec 8, 2025 · High lava fountains at Kilauea destroy USGS monitoring camera It was the 38th eruption since the current series began in December 2024.

Dec 8, 2025 · Hawaii's Kīlauea volcano erupted again on Friday, with lava fountains reaching 370 meters. The USGS camera capturing the event was buried in debris. This marks the 38th eruption …

Dec 7, 2025 · Kīlauea began its 38th eruptive episode in its series of eruptions on Saturday morning with a spectacle of lava fountains coming out rapidly from the volcano's vents.

1 day ago · Kīlauea has been erupting episodically since December 23, 2024, primarily from two vents (north and south) in Halema‘uma‘u. Eruptive episodes, which can last up to 12 hours, are separated …