Kīlauea - Wikipedia
Kīlauea is the second-youngest product of the Hawaiian hotspot and the current eruptive center of the Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain. Because it lacks topographic prominence and its activities historically coincided with those of Mauna Loa, Kīlauea was once thought to be a satellite of its much larger neighbor.
Kilauea | Location, Eruptions, Height, Map, & Facts | Britannica
Dec 24, 2024 · 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 extending along east and southwest rifts, or fissures.
Kīlauea | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
Kīlauea is one of the world's most active volcanoes; it is currently erupting within the summit caldera in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. See real-time video of the summit of Kīlauea.
Kīlauea - Volcano Updates | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
2 days ago · Analysis: The current eruption at the summit of Kīlauea is the sixth eruption within the caldera since 2020. These eruptions in the summit region have lasted for about a week to more than a year in duration. This eruption, like most others, started with vigorous lava and volcanic gas emission, but has now paused for the third time.
Volcano Watch — Kīlauea summit erupts again
Dec 27, 2024 · Kīlauea began erupting again on December 23, 2024. This is the eighth eruption of Kīlauea, and the sixth within Kaluapele, since 2020. These previous eruptions within Kaluapele lasted from less than one week to more than a year in duration. This history of activity, along with continued summit inflation, suggests that eruptive activity may continue to pause and resume in the coming days or ...
Stunning photos show lava erupting from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano
Dec 24, 2024 · The eruption of Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island has stayed within the mountain’s summit caldera inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. No homes were threatened. No homes were threatened. Molten rock began shooting from the volcano before dawn on Monday when fissures opened in the caldera floor and propelled lava 295 feet (90 meters ...
Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii island, drawing crowds for the …
Dec 24, 2024 · Kilauea volcano on Hawaii island, also known as the Big Island, began erupting at roughly 2:20 a.m. and continued throughout the day –– bringing packed crowds to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park ...
Kilauea - Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
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, Kīlauea is viewed by many Native Hawaiians as …
Kīlauea Volcano, Hawaii (Halemaʻumaʻu crater) - YouTube
Dec 23, 2024 · Live view from Halemaʻumaʻu crater from the northwest rim of the caldera. ===== FAQs about Kīlauea eruptions: https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/freque...
2018 Eruption and Summit Collapse - U.S. National Park Service
May 9, 2018 · In 2018, a new eruption of Kīlauea volcano changed the island of Hawai‘i forever. From May through August, large lava flows covered land southeast of the park destroying over 700 homes and devastating residential areas in the Puna District.