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Kīlauea has erupted episodically since Dec. 23, 2024, within the summit caldera. Episode 47 of lava fountaining happened for 9 hours May 14-15. No unusual activity is noted along Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone or Southwest Rift Zone.
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A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Hawaii's Big Island, causing widespread shaking but no eruption or tsunami. Authorities confirmed the quake was due to tectonic activity, not volcanic processes.
HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK (HawaiiNewsNow) - Kīlauea’s summit eruption reached its one-year anniversary Tuesday as episode 39 brought fountains reaching more than 1,000 feet. A glow and intermittent spatter were observed throughout the day from the ...
The lava fountains that erupted a week ago on Thursday, May 14, marked the 47th episode of the ongoing Halema‘uma‘u eruption. This episode tied the 1983-1986 initial phase of the Pu‘u ‘O‘o eruption, which had a total of 47 events,
Kilauea, located on Hawaii's Big Island, is showing signs of imminent activity, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Summit inflation -- or the physical swelling or uplifting of the ground surface of the volcano's peak -- is underway, it said.
A unique phenomenon known as a "Tephra Devil" was captured swirling over a crater on Hawaii's Kilauea during the volcano's 47th eruptive episode last week.