Photo and Video Chronology

Views of the eruption area at Kīlauea summit following episode 15, and additional videos of lava fountaining during episodes 14 and 15. 

Episode 15 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended abruptly March 26 after just over 31 hours, including about 9 hours of high fountaining...

Episode 14 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption of Kīlauea within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park started at 9:26 a.m. HST on March 19, and ended at 1...

Episode 14 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption of Kīlauea within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park started at 9:26 a.m. HST on March 19, and ended at 1...

The ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption of Kīlauea within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park saw activity increase early on March 19, with low-level lava...

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists captured aerial photography during a helicopter overflight on March 14 to map tephra deposits and other...

Episode 13 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption of Kīlauea within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park ended at 3:13 p.m. HST on March 11, after less than...

Episode 13 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption of Kīlauea within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park started at 2:36 a.m. HST on March 11, and ended by 3...

Episode 12 of the Halemaʻumaʻu eruption of Kīlauea within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park ended at 10:37 a.m. HST on March 5 after just under 22 hours...

Episode 12 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began a fountaining phase at 2 p.m. HST on March 4 after small and short-lived lava flows earlier in...

The eleventh episode of Kīlauea's ongoing eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu crater within Kaluapele (the summit caldera) paused at 7:06 a.m. HST, February 20...

The tenth episode of Kīlauea's ongoing eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu crater within Kaluapele (the summit caldera) paused at 9:18 a.m. HST, February 20...

The ninth episode of Kīlauea's ongoing eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu crater within Kaluapele (the summit caldera) paused at 8:43 a.m. HST, February 12...

Episode 9 of the Halema'uma'u eruption at the summit of Kīlauea began at 10:16 am HST today, February 11. Lava is fountaining within north vent...

Episode 8 of the ongoing eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea began February 3 evening, at 9:52 p.m. HST, and ended the following night...

During a helicopter overflight around 7:30 a.m. HST on February 3, 2025, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory field crews observed weak spattering in the...

Episode 7 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption started during the early evening on January 27 and ended abruptly at 10:47 a.m. HST on January 28.

Kīlauea summit eruption has been paused since 4:30 a.m. HST January 23. Resumption of activity possible beginning in 4-5 days at current inflation...

Episode 5 of the Kīlauea summit eruption within Halemaʻumaʻu was brief. It began at 2:30 p.m. on January 22 and paused Thursday morning, January 23...

Kīlauea eruptive activity remains confined within Kaluapele (the summit caldera), although persistent fountaining coupled with Kona winds has resulted...