Episode 8 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 9:52 pm last night and is currently fountaining from the north vent.

Episode 8 was preceded by small, sporadic spatter fountains that began on Sunday evening, February 2, which began to increase in intensity in the afternoon on 3 February until 9:52 p.m., when sustained fountaining began. Fountains from the north vent have grown from 50 ft to over 250 ft high in an hour and are feeding multiple lava streams. Active lava flows now cover approximately 15-20% of the crater floor.

Each episode of Halemaʻumaʻu lava fountaining since December 23, 2024, has continued for 13 hours to 8 days and episodes have been separated by pauses in eruptive activity lasting a less than 24 hours to 12 days.

No changes have been detected in the East Rift Zone or Southwest Rift Zone.

HVO continues to closely monitor Kīlauea.

Kīlauea Volcano Alert Level/Aviation Color Code remain at WATCH/ORANGE. All current and recent activity is within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.

 

Photo credit: USGS