Hawaii Eruption Information

Current Kilauea Conditions Summary*

Below, we'll post additional updates on eruption activity where you can additionally read about all of Kilauea's recent eruption events.

Activity Summary: Current conditions, updated daily, can be found on the USGS site.

HVNP Status & Closures: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park site

*Activity Summary, Summit Observations, and Lava Lake Observations courtesy of the USGS and/or NPS

December 2024 - October 2025 Kilauea Eruption Timeline

-Episode 35-

Episode 35 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended abruptly at 3:32 a.m.. HST on October 18, 2025 after 7.5 hours of continuous fountaining.

The south vent stopped erupting at approximately 3:29 a.m. HST. followed by the north vent at 3:32 a.m. HST, marking the end of episode 35. Lava fountains reached up to nearly 1500 ft (460 m) during this episode from the south vent, and 1100 ft (330 m) from the north vent.  The episode 35 fountains lasted for 7.5 hours and produced an estimated 13 million cubic yards (10 million cubic meters) of lava. The combined average eruption rate was over 500 cubic yards per second (400 cubic meters per second) from the dual fountains. Lava flows from the fountains covered about two thirds of the floor of Halemaʻumaʻu crater.

Episode 35 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at approximately 8:05 p.m. HST on October 17, 2025. Sustained lava fountains approximately 500 feet (150 meters) in height are currently erupting from the north vent. Fountain heights are increasing rapidly and angled to the northeast.

-Episode 34-

Episode 34 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended abruptly at 7:03 a.m. HST on October 1 after just over 6 hours of continuous fountaining.

Episode 34 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 12:53 a.m. HST on October 1. Low lava fountains, approximately 30 feet (10 meters) high began feeding lava flows from the north vent at 11:43 p.m. HST on September 30.  Fountains began to increase in size and volume along with the onset of deflation at 12:53 a.m. HST October 1. Fountains are currently up to 330 feet or 100 meters and inclined slightly to the northeast.

-Episode 33-

Episode 33 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 3:11 a.m. HST on September 19 and is currently fountaining within the summit caldera. Current fountain height is greater than 500 feet (150 meters) and the convective plume is about 10,000 feet AGL (3000 meters AGL).  Past episodes have produced incandescent lava fountains over 1000 feet (300 meters) high that can produce eruptive plumes up to 20,000 feet (6000 meters) above ground level.

-Episode 32-

Episode 32 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended abruptly at 8:01 p.m. HST on September 2, 2025, after 13.4 hours of continuous fountaining.

The north vent stopped erupting at approximately 7:49 p.m. HST. The smaller middle and south vents stopped erupting at approximately 8:01 p.m. HST with a few minutes of jetting, marking the end of episode 32. Lava fountains reached up to 500 ft (150 m) during this episode and averaged more than 250 cubic yards per sec (>200 cubic meters per sec) and produced over 12.5 million cubic yards (9.6 million cubic meters) of lava, the highest output for a short-lived fountain episode.

Episode 32 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 6:35 a.m. HST on September 2. At that time, north vent dome fountains transitioned into taller lava fountains, which have since become inclined at about 45 degrees northeast, similar to but less inclined than those of episode 31. Current fountains are about 500 feet (150 meters) high and arcing an equivalent distance into Halemaʻumaʻu crater.

-Episode 31-

Episode 31 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended abruptly at 2:52 a.m. HST on August 23, 2025, after 12.6 hours of continuous fountaining.

The north vent stopped erupting at approximately 2:52 a.m. HST marking the end of episode 31. The south and intermediate vents stopped erupting earlier at approximately 12:40 a.m. and 2:46 a.m. HST. Lava fountains from the north vent reached up to 325 ft (100 m) and sustained this height during most of this episode. Fountains from the south and intermediate vents remained small, less than 33 feet (10 meters) for most of the time, but the intermediate vent fountains increased to 60-100 ft (20-30 m) by the evening of August 22.  Approximately 10,900,000 cubic yards (8,400,000 cubic meters) of lava were erupted at an average of 240 cubic yards per second (185 cubic meters per second) during the fountaining phase. Lava flows from this episode covered more than 75% of the floor of Halemaʻumaʻu within the southern part of Kaluapele (Kīlauea caldera).

Episode 31 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 2:04 p.m. HST on August 22, 2025, and is currently fountaining from the north vent. Past episodes have produced incandescent lava fountains over 1000 feet (300 meters) high that produce eruptive plumes up to 20,000 feet (6000 meters) above ground level.

-Episode 30-

Episode 30 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended abruptly at 12:55 p.m. HST on August 6, 2025, after 12 hours of continuous fountaining. Lava flows continued to drain down the north cone for about 5 minutes after fountaining ceased.

The north vent stopped vigorous fountaining at approximately 12:55 p.m. HST marking the end of the episode. The south vent stopped erupting at approximately 12:50 p.m. HST, Lava fountains reached up to 300 ft (90 m) during this episode.  A new fissure vent that transected the south wall of Halemaʻumaʻu ceased erupting at 4:40 a.m. HST on the morning of August 6, 2025.

Episode 30 vigorous fountaining of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at approximately 1:20 a.m. HST on August 6, 2025, and is currently producing broad fountains150-300 feet (45-90 meters) high from the north vent.  Lava flows from the north vent have covered about 20% of the floor of Halemaʻumaʻu crater.  There is a line of small fountains that formed south of the old south vent area that are producing lower volume flows. This appears to be a new vent for this eruption and seems to be associated with a cluster of small earthquakes just south of Halemaʻumaʻu.  Past episodes have produced incandescent lava fountains over 1000 feet (300 meters) high that produce eruptive plumes up to 20,000 feet (6000 meters) above ground level.

-Episode 29-

Episode 29 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended abruptly around 6:35 p.m. HST on July 20, 2025, after over 13 hours of continuous lava fountaining.

The north vent stopped erupting around 6:35 p.m. HST, marking the end of the episode; the weakly-active south vent had stopped erupting several hours earlier. Lava fountains did not exceed 330 feet (100 meters) during this episode, as most lava was sprayed laterally within Halemaʻumaʻu crater. An estimated 1.8 billion gallons (7 million cubic meters) of lava erupted during the episode, covering approximately 80% of the crater floor.

Episode 29 high fountains of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began around 5:15 a.m. HST on July 20, 2025. Lava fountains from the north vent gradually transitioned from low dome fountains less than 100 feet (30 meters high) to vertical fountains exceeding 200 feet (60 meters) around that time, accompanied by the onset of summit deflationary tilt and heightened seismic tremor. Past episodes have produced incandescent lava fountains over 1,000 feet (300 meters) high and eruptive plumes up to 20,000 feet (6,000 meters) above ground level; similar behavior may be expected within the next couple hours.

More information and a timeline of Kilauea's historical events (including the current eruption, when applicable) are included below.

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This situation is rapidly evolving and the Hawaii Volcanoes Observatory will continue to issue statements when more information is available to the public. For now, you can receive ongoing eruption updates by following the social media accounts of the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter).

• View the live cameras located at the Kilauea summit.
• Additional updates can be found on the Hawaii Volcanoes National park website.
• Animated GIF of the latest webcam footage from the current eruption

Additional video footage and imagery, of the current eruption at Halemaumau Crater in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, can be found below.