Kīlauea on Hawai‘i Island enters its 40th episodic eruptive event

Episode 40 fountaining at Kīlauea began at 8:22 a.m.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the north vent fountains are now reaching 650 feet high. South vent only has very low fountains confined to the vent.

Fountains are feeding a large flow on the Halemaʻumaʻu crater floor within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.

The gas plume is rising vertically, but part of it is moving due west at about 5,000 feet above ground level.

Kīlauea has been eruption on and off since Dec. 23, 2024. Most lava fountaining episodes since that time have continued for a day or less.

Current volcano alert level is at WATCH, and the aviation color code was ORANGE.

To watch the Kīlauea episode 40 lava fountaining in real time, check out HVO’s three streaming cameras:

V1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk0tfYDxrUA
V2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyttmA7YkA
V3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXKuUyKt8mc