Update at 10:44 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that Episode 38 of the ongoing episodic eruption inside Halemaʻumaʻu Crater in the summit caldera of Kīlauea volcano on the Big Island has ended.

Past episodes have produced incandescent lava fountains over 1,000 feet high that produce eruptive plumes up to 20,000 feet above ground level. “The spilt nature of the north vent suggest episode 38 may produce lower fountains similar to episode 37 when the same two vents existed in the north cone,” the HVO reports.

Kīlauea began its 38th eruptive episode in its series of eruptions on Saturday morning with a spectacle of lava fountains coming out rapidly from the volcano's vents.

A screen capture of a video of Episode 38 of the ongoing episodic eruption of Kīlauea volcano on the Big Island. Jeff Hansel of Hilo shared the video — which was originally posted publicly just after noon Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, by EpicLava on Facebook.

Tephra formed by lava fountains during the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption has created a new puʻu, or hill, southwest of Halemaʻumaʻu Crater and visible from the public viewing areas around Kīlauea summit in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.

An enormous lava fountain erupted, devastating a USGS webcam that was livestreaming the event. This article will delve into the details of this remarkable occurrence, discuss the eruption's characteristics,

Scientists say Kīlauea is gearing up for another burst of activity, with the 37th episode of its ongoing eruption expected very soon.

Kīlauea began the 37th episode in its series of eruptions on Tuesday with bursts of lava reaching hundreds of feet out of the volcano's north vent.

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