Today marks the six-month anniversary of the current dazzling eruption phase at Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island. Since December 23, 2024, Kilauea has been erupting with lava fountains reaching heights up to and over 1,000 feet (300 meters)!
In this current episodic eruption phase, there have been 26 different episodes. The duration of these events range from about 4.5 hours to 8.5 days. Most recently, these events have lasting for about 6 to 10 hours.
The time in between eruptions has varied, too. Since May, the eruptions have been spaced out anywhere between 3 days to 10 days.
See this overview page that chronicles this eruption phase. Note that the most recent eruption, the 26th, which occurred last Friday, has not yet been added to the list.
The eruption images and livestreams have been absolutely stunning. For a video example, check out scenes from Episode 26 in the following video.
This eruption has been contained to Halemaumau Crater at the summit of Kilauea within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The lava is not posing a threat to homes or businesses.
Here are some helpful resources to check in on the volcano activity:
- Three Kilauea summit livestream videos are available here: https://www.youtube.com/@usgs/
streams - Kilauea Updates
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Sheila Beal
