Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has continued its series of semiregular eruptions, sending lava high above its summit crater since late last year. Scientists report dozens of episodes following the same magma pathway, with fountains reaching up to 400 metres ...

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory staff are often asked, “Will lava erupted during the ongoing Kilauea summit eruption in Halema‘uma‘u eventually flow out of the caldera? And if so, when?”

Kilauea’s ongoing eruption entered its 52nd episode on Tuesday, July 28, just about two weeks after the last eruption. It came to an end on July 29 just after 2:35 a.m. According to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory,

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK – Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is at it again, as its most recent eruptive episode began to shoot lava hundreds of feet into the air. According to information provided by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), episode 18 of ...