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 between 210,000 and 280,000 years old and grew above sea level about 100,000 years ago.

Kīlauea is one of the world's most active volcanoes; since December 23, 2025, it has been intermittently erupting within the summit caldera in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. See real-time video of the summit of Kīlauea.

2 days ago · One of the world’s most active volcanoes, located in Kilauea, Hawaii, erupted for the seventh time since December, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.. At approximately 1:30 p.m. local time ...

2 days ago · Kīlauea summit eruption episode 7 began at 6:41 p.m. HST on January 27 in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The is the seventh episode of Kīlauea's current eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu crater within Kaluapele (the summit caldera) that began on December 23, 2024. Fountain-fed lava flows from the north and south vents are erupting onto the crater ...

1 day ago · Each episode of Halemaʻumaʻu lava fountaining since December 23, 2024, has continued for 13 hours to 8 days and episodes have been separated by pauses in eruptive …

Jan 16, 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 extending along east and southwest rifts, or fissures.

Kīlauea is the youngest and most active volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi, and one of the busiest in the world. In recorded history, Kīlauea has only had short periods of repose. It has covered almost 90% of its surface in lava flows within the last 1,000 years.

Dec 27, 2024 · The eruption at the summit of Kīlauea volcano on December 24, 2024. Several vents along the southwest of Halema‘uma‘u crater floor feed lava flows on the floor of Kaluapele (Kīlauea caldera).

1 day ago · Kīlauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, spewed lava once again for about a day, the seventh recorded episode in recent weeks. The eruption that began Dec. 23 in a crater at Kīlauea's summit has paused periodically. It resumed Monday, preceded by small, sporadic spatter fountains that continued to increase intensity to reach ...

Live view from Halemaʻumaʻu crater from the northwest rim of the caldera. ===== FAQs about Kīlauea eruptions: https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/freque...