Kilauea’s eruption continues with 100-foot-tall lava fountains
The eruption at Kilauea volcano that began last Monday continues this morning.
According to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, over the past day, vents in the southwest portion of the caldera have continued producing a fan of lava flows covering the southwest portion of the crater floor, with sustained lava fountaining as high as 100 feet.
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Eruptive activity has been confined to Halemaʻumaʻu crater within the caldera.
No unusual activity has been noted along Kilauea’s East Rift Zone or Southwest Rift Zone.
SO2 emissions remain elevated, with a gas plume rising above the caldera this morning and carried to the southwest.
The current eruption at the summit of Kilauea is the sixth eruption within the caldera since 2020. These eruptions in the summit region have lasted for about a week to more than a year in duration.
