Kīlauea | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
2 天之前 · 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. Currently, the summit eruption is in its fourth episode, which began the morning of January 15, 2025. See real-time video of the summit of Kīlauea.
Kīlauea - Wikipedia
Kīlauea is the second-youngest product of the Hawaiian hotspot and the current eruptive center of the Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain. Because it lacks topographic prominence and its activities historically coincided with those of Mauna Loa, Kīlauea was once thought to be a satellite of its much larger neighbor.
Kilauea | Location, Eruptions, Height, Map, & Facts | Britannica
3 天之前 · 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 - Volcano Updates | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
1 天前 · KILAUEA (VNUM #332010) 19°25'16" N 155°17'13" W, Summit Elevation 4091 ft (1247 m) Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH Current Aviation Color Code: ORANGE. Activity Summary: The summit eruption at Kīlauea volcano that began on December 23 entered its fourth eruptive episode on January 15 and continues this morning. All eruptive activity ...
Kilauea - Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
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, Kīlauea is viewed by many Native Hawaiians as …
Kīlauea Volcano, Hawaii (Halemaʻumaʻu crater) - YouTube
Live view from Halemaʻumaʻu crater from the northwest rim of the caldera. ===== FAQs about Kīlauea eruptions: https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/freque...
Volcano Watch — The pressure is on, within Kīlauea and for ...
2025年1月10日 · The recent eruption of Kīlauea within Halemaʻumaʻu brought back an eruptive style not seen for many years. The eruption included 3 episodes of lava fountaining separated by pauses in activity. The third pause is ongoing, and USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists are reviewing patterns of past eruptions and current monitoring data to forecast what …
Kilauea Volcano, Hawai'i - Facts & Information - VolcanoDiscovery
2025年1月4日 · Kilauea volcano, a youthful shield volcano, sitting on the south east flank of the massive Mauna Loa shield volcano, is the youngest volcano (on land) of the Hawaiian hot spot and not only the most active volcano of Hawaii but at …
WATCH LIVE: Kīlauea resumes eruption in Hawaii Volcanoes ... - PBS
2 天之前 · The eruption that began Dec. 23 in a crater at the summit of Kilauea volcano has paused periodically. It resumed Wednesday morning as a “small sluggish lava flow,” and then increased into a ...
What island is Kilauea on? Your guide to Hawaii's most active …
2023年12月25日 · The Kilauea volcano is one of Hawaii's six active volcanoes; it erupted three times in 2023. Here's which island it's on and other volcanoes to know.