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Another view of the new eruption within the summit caldera of Kīlauea Volcano that began on Dec. 23, 2024. ... The last eruption on Kilauea was in June 2024 and lasted about five days.
PHOTO: This handout satellite image taken by Maxar Technologies on Dec. 25, 2024 shows a view of the lava fountain and caldera floor of the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island.
The eruption, which began at about 12:30 a.m. Monday, was in an inaccessible region of the mountain, about 2.5 miles southwest of Kilauea caldera in an area that had been closed by the National ...
COURTESY USGS This aerial image from about 6 a.m. Monday shows lava flowing from the Southwest Rift Zone eruption of Kilauea. 1/1 COURTESY USGS This aerial image from about 6 a.m. Monday shows ...
Kīlauea's eruption from January 3, 1983, to 2018 was by far its longest-duration period of activity in modern times, as well as one of the longest-duration eruptions documented on Earth; as of January 2011, the eruption had produced 3.5 km 3 (1 cu mi) of lava and resurfaced 123.2 km 2 (48 sq mi) of land.
These eruptions have taken place from pit craters and the main caldera, as well as parasitic cones and fissures along the East and Southwest rift zones. They are generally fluid ( VEI -0) Hawaiian eruptions , but more violent eruptions have occurred throughout Kīlauea's eruptive history, with the largest recorded explosive eruption having ...
Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, began erupting around 2:30 a.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
However, activity in this area was short-lived, and the center of activity soon shifted back to Puʻu ʻŌʻō. Cutaway of Puʻu ʻŌʻō January 1997 Aerial view of Puʻu ʻŌʻō taken on September 10, 2007. As of January 2007, 3.1 cubic km of lava had covered 117 km 2 (45 sq mi) and added 201 hectares (500 acres) to Kīlauea's southern shore ...