Kīlauea volcano on the island of Hawaii erupted on January 12, 2026, sending lava fountains 800 feet into the air and ...

Episode 40 of the ongoing summit eruption began at 8:34 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12, and ended about 9.7 hours later at 6:04 p.m.

In the aftermath of the most recent lava fountaining episode on Kilauea, a number of small but significant earthquakes have ...

Update at 6:57 a.m. Jan. 15, 2026: Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park announced Wednesday (Jan. 14) that the closure of Kīlauea ...

The Kīlauea summit has inflated by 23 microradians since the end of Episode 39 on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2025, including an ...

Episode 40 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended abruptly at 6:04 p.m. HST on Jan. 12 after 9.7 hours of continuous lava ...

After a break in eruptions at Kīlauea since the start of the year, the first fountaining of 2026 burned brightly the morning ...

Kīlauea volcano in Hawai'i began its first eruption of 2026, with lava fountains and a plume reaching 7,000 feet.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Since just before Christmas, Kīlauea has been putting on a stop-and-go volcanic show—and it’s more than just a spectacular display. According to a University of Hawaii at Hilo ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The ongoing eruption at Kīlauea’s Halemaʻumaʻu crater entered its 16th episode late Monday night. Lava began overflowing from the north vent at 10:57 p.m., following a period of ...

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Hawaii's lava shaped the islands, and it continues to shape the Big Island. It also left a captivating monument for a sense ...