Kīlauea is one of the world's most active volcanoes; since December 23, 2024, it has been intermittently erupting within the summit caldera in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. See real-time video of the …

Kīlauea (US: / ˌkɪləˈweɪə / ⓘ KIL-ə-WAY-ə, Hawaiian: [kiːlɐwˈwɛjə]) is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands. It is located along the southeastern shore of Hawaii Island. The volcano is …

Nov 26, 2025 · The central feature of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Kilauea (“Much Spreading” in Hawaiian), is an elongated dome built of lava eruptions from a central crater and from lines of craters …

First forming underwater roughly 280,000 years ago, Kīlauea is a fairly typical shield volcano with long, shallow slopes. Its surface makes up an area slightly smaller than the island of Oʻahu. Traditionally, …

Nov 7, 2025 · Kilauea is the youngest and most active Hawaiian shield volcano, located on the southern part of the Island of Hawai'i, known as Big Island. Hawai'i is the southernmost and largest of the …

Jan 13, 2026 · Kīlauea is not erupting following the end of yesterday’s lava fountaining episode, according to a 9:14 a.m. Tuesday update from the US Geological Survey. Episode 40 of the ongoing …

Live view from Halemaʻumaʻu crater from the southern rim of the caldera [V3cam]. This camera replaces the view of the original V3 livestreaming camera that was destroyed by lava fountaining during...

Jan 12, 2026 · Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano is on the brink of its 40th eruptive episode as recent seismic tremors and increased lava activity signal that sustained lava fountaining could begin soon, …

Jan 13, 2026 · Hawaii's Kilauea was spraying a spectacular fountain of lava on Monday, keeping up its reputation as one of the world's most active volcanoes.

Jan 13, 2026 · Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted again this week, sending lava more than 800 feet into the air.