Kīlauea - Wikipedia
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 is between 210,000 and 280,000 years old and grew above sea level about 100,000 years ago.
Kīlauea | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
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-time video of the summit of Kīlauea.
Kīlauea - Volcano Updates | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
2 days ago · Kīlauea's current eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu crater within Kaluapele (the summit caldera) began on December 23, 2024. There have been six episodes of lava fountaining separated by pauses in activity.
Kilauea | Location, Eruptions, Height, Map, & Facts | Britannica
Jan 16, 2025 · 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
Kīlauea is the youngest and most active volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi, and one of the busiest in the world. In recorded history, Kīlauea has only had short periods of repose. It has covered almost 90% of its surface in lava flows within the last 1,000 years.
Eruption Information | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
Dec 23, 2024 · Here, a Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologist takes images and measurements of lava fountain heights during the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption on December 31, 2024; the eruption began on December 23 and has continued in episodic pulses.
USGS Volcano Notice - DOI-USGS-HVO-2024-12-23T12:33:19+00:00
Dec 23, 2024 · Kīlauea volcano is erupting. Elevated earthquake activity beneath the summit began at approximately 2 a.m. HST this morning, December 23. By 2:30 a.m., the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory observed eruptive activity in Kīlauea summit webcam images, indicating that an eruption has commenced within Halemaʻumaʻu and the summit caldera in ...
Kīlauea Volcano, Hawaii (Halemaʻumaʻu crater) - YouTube
Live view from Halemaʻumaʻu crater from the northwest rim of the caldera. ===== FAQs about Kīlauea eruptions: https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/freque...
Kilauea Volcano, Hawai'i - Facts & Information - VolcanoDiscovery
Jan 4, 2025 · Kilauea is the youngest and most active Hawaiian shield volcano, located on the southern part of the Island of Hawai'i, known as Big Island. Hawai'i is the southernmost and largest of the island chain, which owes its existence to the very active Hawaiian hot spot.
Kīlauea is erupting once again. Here's what you need to know
Jun 7, 2023 · Kīlauea, Hawaiʻi's second-largest volcano, began erupting Wednesday after a three-month pause. Activity is within a closed area of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park and not threatening any communities.