#Episode 9
New eruptive activity at Kīlauea starts big with lava fountaining up to 330 feet high
Episode 9 of the Big Island volcano’s ongoing summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu Crater began at 10:16 a.m. Tuesday. Lava flowing into the crater from the north vent covered about a quarter of the crater floor by 10:45 a.m. Slow effusion of lava also started at about 10:50 a.m. from the south vent.
