KÄ«lauea summit eruption remains paused

KÄ«lauea eruption continues with spectacular lava fountains reaching 100 feet
At 6:30 a.m. on Dec. 31, 2024, the eruption continued in Kaluapele (Kīlauea caldera) with 50–80 foot (15–25 meter) lava fountains from two vents. A Hawaiian Volcano Observatory field crew observed continuous fountaining that fed an expanding lava fan across the floor of Halemaʻumaʻu crater. USGS photo by K. Lynn.
KÄ«lauea summit eruption pauses for third time
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that activity stopped at about 8:40 p.m. Friday, putting the eruption that started during the early morning of Dec. 23 on pause for a third time. There is no lava draining back into the southern vent, which was the only vent actively erupting at the same time.
Hawaii KÄ«lauea Summit Eruption
This video, taken from the west rim of Kaluapele (Kīlauea caldera), in the closed area of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, shows the new eruption that started on the morning of December 23, 2024, at 2:20 a.
KÄ«lauea summit eruption remains paused, but glow from lava lake persists
There was no visible flow of lava back into the vent after the pause, and the gradual drop in lava level is more likely because of loss of gas bubbles — summit lavas are 50% or more bubbles — or very slow leaking of lava into the vent beneath the crust.
KÄ«lauea eruption continues with lava flow and tephra fallout on Hawaii Island
Kilauea's eruption continues with lava flows and tephra covering a closed road. Geologists are studying tephra samples to learn about the magma storage before the eruption.
Update: KÄ«lauea eruption appears to be paused
Update at 5:57 p.m. Dec. 23: Just as suddenly as it started, the new summit eruption of KÄ«lauea volcano on the Big Island slowed significantly between 3 and 4 p.m. today and appears to be paused.
KÄ«lauea summit erupts again
KÄ«lauea began erupting again on December 26, 2024. This is the eighth eruption of KÄ«lauea, and the sixth within Kaluapele, since 2020. These previous eruptions within Kaluapele lasted from less than one week to more than a year in duration.
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