Photo and Video Chronology

On July 17, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory staff conducted a UAS (uncrewed aircraft systems) flight of the recent eurption site at Kīlauea summit.

Episode 28 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 4:10 a.m. HST on July 9, 2025, and ended abruptly just over 9 hours later, at 1:20 p.m. HST.

Episode 27 of the ongoing eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu began at 9:05 a.m. on June 29 and ended11 hours later, at 7:54 p.m. HST. 

A USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory helicopter monitoring overflight of the summit of Kīlauea on June 27 provided aerial overview of the eruption site...

Episode 26 of the Kīlauea summit eruption was active for 9 hours on June 20.  High fountains during episode 26 reached approximately 380 meters (1246...

HVO staff are conducting the annual Mauna Loa GPS campaign and the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption that began on December 23, 2024, is currently...

The ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption that began on December 23, 2024, is currently paused following the high fountaining of episode 25 for 8 hours on...

The ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption that began on December 23, 2024, is currently paused following the high fountaining of episode 24 for 7.5 hours on...

The ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption that began on December 23, 2024, is currently paused following the high fountaining of episode 23 on Sunday, May...

Episode 23 at the summit of Kīlauea occurred on May 25, 2025. Over about six hours, from 4:15 p.m. to 10:25 p.m. HST, high fountains and lava flows...

Episode 23 precursory activity at the summit of Kīlauea over the past several days has been characterized by low-level spattering and flames within...

Episode 22 ended on May 16, after about 10 hours of lava fountaining in Halemaʻumaʻu. Since then, inflationary tilt has continued and another eruptive...

Episode 21 of the ongoing eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea began at 12:45 p.m. on Sunday, May 1, 2025. Lava fountains reached heights...

Episode 22 of the ongoing eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea was active from 4:40 a.m. until 3:29 p.m. on Friday, May 16, 2025. The...

Episode 20 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended after four and a half hours of lava fountaining during the evening of May 6. USGS Hawaiiian...

Episode 20 of the ongoing eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea was active for 4.5 hours the evening of Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Lava...

Following the appearance of low-level lava spattering in webcam views of Halema‘uma‘u crater on May 5, 2025, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory...

A new eruption map provides up-to-date statistics on the ongoing eruption within Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea. And, on May Day (lei day in...

A USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitoring helicopter overflight midday on April 29, 2025, provided views Halema‘uma‘u during a pause in eruptive...

Episode 18 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended abruptly at 1:28 p.m. HST on April 22. The high fountaining phase of episode 18 lasted for just...