Watch: Hawaii's Kilauea volcano shoots lava 650 feet into air during spectacular eruption

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK – Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano was at it again this week, as its most recent eruptive episode began to shoot lava hundreds of feet into the air.

According to information provided by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), episode 18 of the ongoing eruption resumed early Tuesday morning. 

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Lava began to overflow the south vent about 3:30 a.m. local time, with fountaining from both vents within the volcano starting just 10 minutes later. Lava then began to overflow from the north vent at 3:47 a.m. local time. The HVO said lava fountains reached heights of more than 650 feet at the south vent, and more than 160 feet from the north vent.

Before the dramatic lava fountaining began, the HVO said intermittent spattering began within the north vent and increased in intensity before lava began erupting.

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Live video from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) showed that the eruption had appeared to pause by Wednesday morning.

The HVO said Kilauea's current eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu crater within Kaluapele, the summit caldera, started on Dec. 23, 2024. 

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Since then, there have been 18 eruptive episodes separated by pauses in activity. 

All eruptive activity remains within the national park. Hazards during Tuesday's eruption included volcanic gas emissions, as well as windblown volcanic glass, known as Pele's hair, and tephra. Tephra is rock fragments and other debris ejected from a volcano during an eruption.