2018 Eruption and Summit Collapse - Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park (U.S. National Park Service)

Kīlauea Eruption Update — Episode 42 Episode 42 of lava fountaining at Halemaʻumaʻu (Kīlauea summit) began at 1:50 PM HST on February 15, 2026 and continues as of this post. 🌋 Two lava fountains are present, each approaching or exceeding 1,000 ft (300 m) in height. ☁️ The eruption plume is reaching ~35,000 ft above sea level. 💨 Winds near the ground are from the northeast, which may distribute volcanic gases and material toward the southwest of Halemaʻumaʻu. Winds above ~18,000 ft are from the

Livestream of ongoing eruption at Kīlauea: www.youtube.com/usgs/live This is the fourth episode of an eruption that began within Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea volcano in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park on December 23, 2024. Lava fountains and fissures active within the summit caldera. Credit: USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. | U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

See Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano erupt, shooting lava 1,300 feet into the air