Lava fountains over 1,000 feet high shoot from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano

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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano sent jets of lava shooting implicit 1,000 feet into the aerial aboriginal Friday morning, marking different explosive episode for the progressive volcano.

The volcanic enactment began astatine 11:30 p.m. section clip Thursday, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, which is operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. At first, the enactment was "small, sporadic spattering" and lava outflows, the observatory said. But arsenic clip went on, the enactment "continued to summation successful intensity."

By 1:40 a.m. Friday, the lava fountains erupting from the volcano's northbound vent were reaching heights of implicit 1,000 feet, the observatory said. That strength overlapped with an summation successful seismic activity, the observatory said.

Fifteen minutes later, astatine 1:55 a.m. section time, the volcano was continuing to emit 800-foot-high fountains of lava. A camera astatine the volcano continued to livestream images of awesome lava fountains shooting into the air. 

Lava erupts from Kilauea connected June 20, 2025. U.S. Geological Survey

The fountains are feeding a lava flow, the observatory said. The lava travel remains contained successful the Halema'uma'u caldera, a crater astatine the apical of the volcano, the observatory said.

The volcano besides released a volcanic unreality astir 15,000 feet into the air. The observatory warned that the plume whitethorn see hazards, including strands of volcanic solid known arsenic Pele's hairsbreadth and stone fragments called tephra. These hazards, on with volcanic gas, tin person "far-reaching effects downwind," the observatory said. Winds astir the volcano are blowing from the north, truthful these fragments whitethorn beryllium distributed southbound of the caldera, the observatory said. 

This is the volcano's 26th lava fountaining occurrence since December 2024. Most episodes person lasted for a time oregon less, and are separated by pauses of astatine slightest respective days, the observatory said.

Kilauea, located connected the Big Island's Hawaii Volcanoes National Park astir 200 miles from Honolulu, is 1 of six progressive volcanoes successful Hawaii. It is besides 1 of the world's astir progressive volcanoes. Its eruptions person go a popular attraction. The USGS besides offers multiple YouTube livestreams of the volcanic activity.

Hawaii is besides location to the largest progressive volcano successful the world, Mauna Loa. The volcano is besides located successful Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and last erupted successful 2022.

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