Kīlauea (US: / ˌkɪləˈweɪə / ⓘ KIL-ə-WAY-ə, Hawaiian: [kiːlɐwˈwɛjə]) is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands. It is located along the southeastern shore of Hawaii Island. The volcano …

Kīlauea is one of the world's most active volcanoes; since December 23, 2025, it has been intermittently erupting within the summit caldera in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. See real …

3 days ago · One of the world’s most active volcanoes, located in Kilauea, Hawaii, erupted for the seventh time since December on Monday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

2 days ago · Each episode of Halemaʻumaʻu lava fountaining since December 23, 2024, has continued for 13 hours to 8 days and episodes have been separated by pauses in eruptive …

3 days ago · The is the seventh episode of Kīlauea's current eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu crater within Kaluapele (the summit caldera) that began on December 23, 2024. Fountain-fed lava …

3 days ago · 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 …

Dec 27, 2024 · The eruption at the summit of Kīlauea volcano on December 24, 2024. Several vents along the southwest of Halema‘uma‘u crater floor feed lava flows on the floor of …

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. …

Live view from Halemaʻumaʻu crater from the northwest rim of the caldera. ===== FAQs about Kīlauea eruptions: https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/freque...

1 day ago · Kīlauea's current eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu crater within Kaluapele (the summit caldera) began on December 23, 2024. There have been 7 episodes of lava fountaining …