Videos
Kīlauea videos of eruptive activity, field work, and more.
![Kīlauea Volcano — Overflight of Fissure 20 Complex](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/video/multimediaFile-2082.jpg?itok=Bg5boOWA)
![Kīlauea Volcano — Aerial of Kīlauea Summit Activity](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/video/multimediaFile-2103.jpg?itok=KdCJItOo)
This video was filmed on May 21, 2018, with a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle). Limited UAV flights above the hazardous Kīlauea summit area, which is currently too dangerous for geologists to enter for ground observations, are conducted with permission from the National Park Service.
This video was filmed on May 21, 2018, with a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle). Limited UAV flights above the hazardous Kīlauea summit area, which is currently too dangerous for geologists to enter for ground observations, are conducted with permission from the National Park Service.
Video of a slow moving lava flow in Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone, taken May 20, 2018, at around 2:31 AM HST. The flow is ~3 m (9 ft) high. The HVO scientist mapping the flow is about ~15 m (50 ft) away from the flow front.
Video of a slow moving lava flow in Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone, taken May 20, 2018, at around 2:31 AM HST. The flow is ~3 m (9 ft) high. The HVO scientist mapping the flow is about ~15 m (50 ft) away from the flow front.
![USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - May 18, 2018](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/video/youtube-jJk6spp8W9U.jpg?itok=FSmCm5ZD)
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 18, 2018.
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 18, 2018.
![Kīlauea Volcano — Spattering at Fissure 17 (telephoto)](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/video/multimediaFile-2053.jpg?itok=qSXkQq7k)
Telephoto view of spattering at Fissure 17, in Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone, taken around 1:00 AM HST, on May 18, 2018.
Telephoto view of spattering at Fissure 17, in Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone, taken around 1:00 AM HST, on May 18, 2018.
![USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - May 17, 2018](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/video/youtube-DSRPAuaKxPA.jpg?itok=E_CVb1OI)
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 17, 2018
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 17, 2018
![USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - May 16, 2018](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/video/youtube-3BKClvVMZ5A.jpg?itok=djIAaxcN)
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 15, 2018.
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 15, 2018.
![Kīlauea Volcano - Lower East Rift Zone Eruption (Fissure 18)](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/video/multimediaFile-2035.jpg?itok=2elOKw59)
This video shows spattering at fissure 18, Kīlauea Volcano's Lower East Rift Zone, at approximately 2:00 AM HST on May 16, 2018. The audio captures the sounds of explosions and burning vegetation.
This video shows spattering at fissure 18, Kīlauea Volcano's Lower East Rift Zone, at approximately 2:00 AM HST on May 16, 2018. The audio captures the sounds of explosions and burning vegetation.
![Kīlauea Volcano - Spattering (Aerial Between Fissures 16 and 20)](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/video/multimediaFile-2036.jpg?itok=3mN9_VNx)
Aerial view (from a helicopter) of spattering between fissures 16 and 20, Kīlauea Volcano Lower East Rift Zone, at approximately 7:30 AM HST on May 16, 2018. The audio is the sound of the helicopter.
Aerial view (from a helicopter) of spattering between fissures 16 and 20, Kīlauea Volcano Lower East Rift Zone, at approximately 7:30 AM HST on May 16, 2018. The audio is the sound of the helicopter.
For the past several days, intermittent small explosions have occurred at the west end of Fissure 17. These explosions throw large pieces of spatter to a height of about 150 m (500 ft).
For the past several days, intermittent small explosions have occurred at the west end of Fissure 17. These explosions throw large pieces of spatter to a height of about 150 m (500 ft).
![USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - May 15, 2018](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/video/youtube-MxBycw3qYh4.jpg?itok=navtyU_N)
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 15, 2018.
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 15, 2018.
![USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - May 14, 2018](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/video/youtube-Q8aI7om5YIA.jpg?itok=T0s42wkS)
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 14, 2018 by scientist in charge Tina Neal.
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 14, 2018 by scientist in charge Tina Neal.
![USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - May 13, 2018](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/video/youtube-mMugjKaOLm0.jpg?itok=TboEkROa)
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 13, 2018 by scientist in charge Tina Neal.
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 13, 2018 by scientist in charge Tina Neal.
![Kīlauea Lower East Rift Zone Eruption (May 13, 2018)](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/video/multimediaFile-2013.jpg?itok=-cFowQfi)
Aerial view of fissure 17 around 4:30 p.m. HST. On the west end of the flow, intermittent percussive jetting threw spatter and lava bombs up to 500 feet above the ground. East margin of the ‘a‘ā flow was cascading into a pit or graben.
Aerial view of fissure 17 around 4:30 p.m. HST. On the west end of the flow, intermittent percussive jetting threw spatter and lava bombs up to 500 feet above the ground. East margin of the ‘a‘ā flow was cascading into a pit or graben.