Kīlauea Eruption Updates

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The Halema'uma'u eruption of Kīlauea is currently paused after episode 55 fountaining ended on October 17. Summit reinflation has plateaued over the last 24 hours pushing the forecast for episode 56 fountaining to between Oct. 31 and Nov. 6, 2026.

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The Halema'uma'u eruption of Kīlauea is currently paused after episode 55 fountaining ended on October 17. Summit reinflation continues today and the forecast for episode 56 fountaining is between October 30 and November 5, 2026.

USGS summary

The Halema'uma'u eruption of Kīlauea is currently paused after episode 55 fountaining ended on October 17. Summit reinflation continues today and the forecast for episode 56 fountaining is between October 30 and November 5, 2026.

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The Halema'uma'u eruption of Kīlauea is currently paused after episode 55 fountaining ended on October 17. Summit reinflation continues today and the preliminary forecast for episode 56 fountaining is between October 29 and November 5, 2026.

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The Halema'uma'u eruption of Kīlauea is currently paused after episode 55 fountaining ended on October 17. Summit reinflation continues today and the preliminary forecast for episode 56 fountaining is between October 29 and November 5, 2026.

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The Halema'uma'u eruption of Kīlauea is currently paused after episode 55 fountaining ended on October 17. Summit reinflation continues today and the preliminary forecast for episode 56 fountaining is between October 28 and November 5, 2026.

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The Halema'uma'u eruption of Kīlauea is currently paused after episode 55 fountaining ended on October 17. Summit reinflation continues today and episode 56 is forecast to occur between October 27 and November 6, 2026.

USGS summary

The Halema'uma'u eruption of Kīlauea is currently paused after episode 55 fountaining ended on October 17. Summit reinflation continues today.

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The Halema'uma'u eruption of Kīlauea is currently paused after episode 55 fountaining ended yesterday at 9:03 a.m. HST. Summit reinflation continues today following the end of the fountaining.

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Episode 55 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended abruptly at 9:03 a.m. HST on October 17, 2026. VAN is being reissued to drop the alert level from WATCH to ADVISORY and the color code from ORANGE to YELLOW. Volcanic Activity: VAN is being reissued to drop the alert level from WATCH to ADVISORY and the color code from ORANGE to YELLOW. Episode 55 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended abruptly at 9:03 a.m. HST on October 17, 2026 after about 6 hours of continuous lava fountaining. Additional details on this eruptive episode will be provided in the next official report.All eruptive vent

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Overflows from the south vent overnight became continuous near dawn this morning. Kīlauea's summit remains at a high level of pressurization with changes in eruptive activity or location within the summit region possible.Summit Observations:Multiple overflows from the south vent were observed through the night starting at 10:16 PM HST. There were 15 overflows that lasted less than 5 minutes and were small, advancing less than 100 feet (30 m) from the vent. Then at 5:10 a.m. HST, a high-volume overflow coated the entire area within 300 feet (100 m) of the vent with pahoehoe in 10 minutes. This

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Intermittent overflows from the north vent resumed yesterday and continued through day; less frequent overnight. Kīlauea's summit remains at a high level of pressurization with changes in eruptive activity or location within the summit region possible.Summit Observations:Overflows from the north vent resumed yesterday at 11:08 AM HST and continued intermittently throughout the day with 12 recorded by sundown, as well as one overflow from the south vent. Numerous instances of spatter from all three vents (north, south, and west) were also observed. Conditions overnight led to difficult viewing,

USGS summary

Glow, flames, and minor spattering over the past day; no additional eruptive activity. Kīlauea's summit remains at a high level of pressurization with changes in eruptive activity or location within the summit region possible.Summit Observations:The north, south, and west vents in Halemaʻumaʻu all showed strong glow and flames in overnight webcam imagery, with occasional gas jetting and spattering from the north vent. No sustained fountaining or overflows have been observed since the overflows on October 12.Summit tremor changed from a pattern of minor tremor bursts to constant tremor around 8

USGS summary

Multiple overflows and low fountaining occurred from the north vent over the past 24 hours. Kīlauea's summit remains at a high level of pressurization with changes in eruptive activity or location within the summit region possible.See these notices issued October 7: October 7 Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Status Report summarizing recent intrusive activity and implications: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-10-08T01:00:28+00:00 October 7 Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park News Release announcing closures related to recent activity: https://www.nps.gov/havo/learn/news/

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Glow and minor spattering were observed from north vent and opening near its base, and other vents overnight. Kīlauea's summit remains at a high level of pressurization with changes in eruptive activity or location within the summit region possible.See these notices issued October 7: October 7 Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Status Report summarizing recent intrusive activity and implications: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-10-08T01:00:28+00:00 October 7 Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park News Release announcing closures related to recent activity: https://www.nps.go

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The north vent erupted spatter overnight feeding a short, tube-fed pahoehoe flow. Kīlauea's summit remains at a high level of pressurization with changes in eruptive activity or location within the summit region possible in the coming days to weeks. See these notices issued October 7: October 7 Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Status Report summarizing recent intrusive activity and implications: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-10-08T01:00:28+00:00 October 7 Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park News Release announcing closures related to recent activity: https://www.nps.g

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Kīlauea summit north vent erupted minor spatter overnight. Kīlauea summit is at a high level of pressurization. Fountaining, intrusions, or an eruption in a new location within the summit region could occur in the coming days to weeks. See these notices issued October 7: October 7 Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Status Report summarizing recent intrusive activity and implications: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-10-08T01:00:28+00:00 October 7 Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park News Release announcing closures related to recent activity: https://www.nps.gov/havo/learn/

USGS summary

Kīlauea summit north and south vent erupted minor spatter overnight. Kīlauea summit is at a high level of pressurization. Fountaining, intrusions, or an eruption in a new location within the summit region could occur in the coming days to weeks. See these notices issued October 7: October 7 Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Status Report summarizing recent intrusive activity and implications: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-10-08T01:00:28+00:00 October 7 Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park News Release announcing closures related to recent activity: https://www.nps.gov/h

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Kīlauea summit north vent erupted minor spatter overnight. Kīlauea summit is at a high level of pressurization. Fountaining, intrusions, or an eruption in a new location within the summit region could occur. See these notices issued yesterday, October 7: October 7 Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Status Report summarizing recent intrusive activity and implications: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-10-08T01:00:28+00:00 October 7 Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park News Release announcing closures related to recent activity: https://www.nps.gov/havo/learn/news/20261007-nr-

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Both north and south vents at Kīlauea summit erupted minor spatter overnight, with strong glow and flaming. There is no anomalous activity outside of the summit.

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A shallow intrusion occurred beneath Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit Kīlauea volcano Sep 30–Oct 1. At present there is minor spattering at both north and south vents. It is not possible to forecast the onset of episode 55 fountains or if they will occur. Volcanic Activity: HVO is issuing a weekly Volcano Observatory Notice for Aviation (VONA) and associated Volcano Activity Notices (VAN) which are now required to be reissued weekly for volcanoes at ORANGE. (VONA repeat interval is daily for volcanoes at RED and every two weeks for volcanoes at YELLOW).A shallow intrusion occurred beneath Halemaʻuma

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The north and south vents had strong glow and flames overnight and south vent spattered at least once. There has been no reactivation of the September 30–October 1 intrusion. There is no anomalous activity outside of the summit.

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No overflows or spattering at north or south vents over the past day; strong glow and flames continue. No reactivation of Sept. 30–Oct. 1 intrusion. Earthquake activity continues underneath Halemaʻumaʻu. No anomalous activity outside the summit.

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No overflows or spattering at north or south vents over the past day; strong glow and flames continue. No reactivation of Sept. 30–Oct. 1 intrusion. Earthquake activity continues underneath Halemaʻumaʻu. No anomalous activity outside the summit.

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No overflows or spattering at north or south vents over the past day; strong glow and flames continue. No reactivation of intrusion emplaced two nights ago. Earthquake activity continues underneath Halemaʻumaʻu. No anomalous activity outside the summit.

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A shallow intrusion of magma occurred overnight within the summit region near the existing eruption location. North and south vent continue to have intermittent overflows, spatter, and strong glow. There is no anomalous activity outside of the summit.

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Intermittent overflows and spatter from both north and south vents occurred over the past day Halema'uma'u crater at the summit of Kīlauea. West vent had occasional glow overnight. There is no anomalous activity outside of the summit.

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Numerous rapid cycles of south vent overflows and drainback occurred overnight within Halema'uma'u crater at the summit of Kīlauea. The north and south vents had strong glow and intermittent spatter. There is no anomalous activity outside of the summit.

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Small overflows from the north vent continue within Halema'uma'u crater at the summit of Kīlauea. All vents have strong glow and intermittent spatter. There is no anomalous activity outside of the summit.

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Small overflows from the north vent continue, along with tiny overflows from the south vent starting overnight. All vents have strong glow and intermittent spatter. There is no anomalous activity outside of the summit.

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Small overflows from the north vent continue for the fourth day. All vents have strong glow, with overflows and intermittent spatter from the north vent. There is no anomalous activity outside of the summit.

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Precursory overflows from the north vent continue for the third day. All vents have strong glow, with overflows and intermittent spatter from the north vent. There is no anomalous activity outside of the summit.

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Precursory overflows from the north vent resumed on September 22. Strong glow from all vents continued with intermittent spatter from the north and south vents. There is no anomalous activity outside of the summit.

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Precursory overflows from the north vent resumed last night. Strong glow from all vents continued with intermittent spatter from the north and south vents. There is no anomalous activity outside of the summit.

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The north, south, and west vents continue to glow with minor intermittent spatter from the north and south vents. Minor summit inflation continued overnight. There is no anomalous activity outside of the summit.

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The north, south, and west vents continue to glow with minor intermittent spatter from the north vent. Minor summit inflation occurred overnight. There is no anomalous activity outside of the summit.

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The Halemaʻumaʻu eruption of Kīlauea volcano is currently paused, current forecast for episode XX fountaining onset is MONTH XX-XX. Volcanic Activity: Volcano Observatory Notice for Aviation (VONA) and associated Volcano Activity Notices (VAN) are now required to be repeated every day for volcanoes at RED, every week for volcanoes at ORANGE, and every two weeks for volcanoes at YELLOW.The Halemaʻumaʻu eruption of Kīlauea volcano is currently paused, current forecast for episode XX fountaining onset is MONTH XX-XX. Episode XX fountaining ended at XX a.m./ p.m. HST on DAY MONTH XX, YEAR.All erup

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There is currently no active lava on the ground. The north and west vents continue to glow and emit flames. Minor summit inflation occurred overnight. There is no anomalous activity outside of the summit.

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There is currently no active lava on the ground. The north, south, and west vents continue to glow and emit flames, with minor intermittent spatter. Minor summit inflation occurred overnight. There is no anomalous activity outside of the summit.

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The new vents stagnated last night, there is currently no active lava on the ground. The north, south, and west vents continue to glow. A minor summit deflation began at about 5 pm HST last night. There is no anomalous activity outside of the summit.

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Five new vents have now opened on and near the northwest wall of Halemaʻumaʻu crater and produced small lava flows. Spattering continues from the north vent, periodic bursts from south and west vents. Summit inflation is stalled, tremor is increasing.

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Minor new eruptive activity began near the base of the northwest wall of Halemaʻumaʻu crater last night. Spattering continues from the north vent along with periodic bursts from the south vent. Summit inflation stalled with opening of the new vent.

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Kīlauea has been intermittently erupting bursts of spatter building a small cone around the north vent in Halemaʻumaʻu; no precursory flows since September 12. Summit inflation stalled last night further delaying the onset of episode 55 fountaining.

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Kīlauea volcano is intermittently erupting short, precursory lava flows with 104 recorded since this activity began on September 7. The onset of episode 55 fountaining is likely today or tomorrow, if conditions remain favorable.

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Kīlauea volcano is intermittently erupting short, precursory lava flows with over 100 recorded since the activity that began September 7. The onset of episode 55 fountaining is likely today or tomorrow, if inflation patterns remain consistent.

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Kīlauea volcano is intermittently erupting short, precursory lava flows continuing the activity that began September 7. Summit inflation returned last night. Episode 55 fountaining is likely today, September 11, if inflation patterns remain consistent.

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Kīlauea volcano is intermittently erupting short, precursory lava flows continuing the activity that began September 7. The forecast window for onset of episode 55 fountaining is now September 10-11 given no change in summit inflation since yesterday.

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Kīlauea volcano is erupting. Precursory overflows, which began on September 7, continued for the past 24 hours. A forecast window of September 9-10 is likely for the start of episode 55 fountaining.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. Precursory overflows started yesterday afternoon, but stopped overnight during summit deflation. A forecast window of September 8-10 is likely for the start of episode 55.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. The summit inflated rapidly during the past 24 hours but appears to be stalling this morning. A forecast window of September 7-10 is likely for the start of episode 55.

USGS summary

Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. The summit inflated rapidly during the past 24 hours after being stalled the previous day. A forecast window of September 7-10 is likely for the start of episode 55.

USGS summary

Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. Summit inflation remains stalled for the past 24 hours after a day of deflation. A forecast window of September 7-13 is likely for the next fountain episode.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. The summit is currently in a deflationary step since yesterday morning. A forecast window of September 7-13 is likely for the next fountain episode.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. Summit reinflation has continued over the past day. A forecast window of September 7-12 is likely for the next fountain episode.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. Summit reinflation has increased over the past day. A forecast window of September 7-12 is likely for the next fountain episode.

No comparison drawn: the previous entry in this archive is August 30, 2026, not the day before.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. After a period of instability, the summit has reinflated more steadily over the past two days. More data are needed to model the forecast window for the next episode.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. The summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. Reinflation has been minimal since the end of lava fountaining episode 54; more data are needed to model the forecast window for the next episode.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting, as the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. Reinflation has been minimal since the end of lava fountaining episode 54; more tilt data are needed to model the forecast window for the next episode.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused following lava fountaining episode 54 on August 25. Reinflation has stopped. More data are needed to determine the forecast window for the next episode.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. Lava fountaining episode 54 ended at 7:33 p.m. HST on August 25. Reinflation indicates another episode is likely, but more data are needed to determine the forecast.

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Episode 54 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 10:30 HST on August 25, 2026. Volcanic Activity: Episode 54 of lava fountaining in Halemaʻumaʻu began at the summit of Kīlauea began at 10:30 HST on August 25, 2026. North vent fountains are currently about 50-75 feet (15-20 meters) meters high and are expected to grow rapidly to about 500 feet (150 meters) in the next 1-2 hours. Weak spattering began yesterday and became more continuous after midnight. Overflows from the north vent began after 6 a.m. this morning, with continuous low-level fountaining starting around 9 a.m. Ground-level

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. Models indicate the onset of the next fountaining episode is likely between August 25 and August 28 with Tuesday to Wednesday most likely if rapid inflation persists.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. Data indicate the onset of the next fountaining episode is likely between August 24 and August 28.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. Data indicate the onset of the next fountaining episode is likely between August 24 and August 28.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. Data indicate the onset of the next fountaining episode is likely between August 22 and August 27.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. Data indicate the onset of the next fountaining episode is likely between August 22 and August 26.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. Preliminary data indicate the onset of the next fountaining episode is likely between August 21 and August 27.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. Preliminary data indicate the onset of the next fountaining episode is likely between August 21 and August 27.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. Preliminary data indicate the onset of the next fountaining episode is likely between August 21 and August 27.

No comparison drawn: the previous entry in this archive is August 15, 2026, not the day before.

USGS summary

Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. Episode 53 ended at 1:23 a.m. HST on August 13. Initial reinflation indicates another episode is likely but more data are needed to determine the forecast.

USGS summary

Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. Episode 53 ended at 1:23 a.m. HST on August 13. Reinflation indicates another episode is likely but more data are needed to determine the forecast.

USGS summary

Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. Episode 53 ended at 1:23 a.m. HST on August 13. Reinflation indicates another episode is likely but more data are needed to determine the forecast.

USGS summary

Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. Rapid inflation slowed around 6 a.m. HST. Inflation models forecast the start of episode 53 fountains sometime later today, August 12, through Friday, August 14, depending on inflation rates.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. Models indicate another episode is likely with the current forecast between August 13 and 17.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. Models indicate another episode is likely with the current forecast between August 12 and 15.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. Models indicate another episode is likely with the current forecast between August 11 and 14.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. Models indicate another episode is likely with the current forecast between August 10 and 13.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. Inflation models indicate another episode is likely with the current forecast between August 8 and 12.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. Reinflation indicates another episode is likely with the current forecast between August 8 and 12.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. Reinflation indicates another episode is likely with the current forecast between August 8 and 13.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. Reinflation indicates another episode is likely with the current forecast between August 8 and 14.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. Reinflation indicates another episode is likely with the current forecast between August 7 and 14.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. Reinflation indicates another episode is likely with the current forecast between August 6 and 13.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. Reinflation indicates another episode is likely with the preliminary forecast between August 6 and 14.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. Reinflation indicates another episode is likely with the preliminary forecast between August 6 and 14.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. Episode 52 ended at 2:36 a.m. HST on July 29. Reinflation indicates another episode is likely but more data are needed to determine the forecast.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. Episode 52 ended at 2:36 p.m. HST on July 9. Reinflation indicates another episode is likely but more data are needed to determine the forecast.

USGS summary

Precursory low-level eruptive activity before episode 52 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began around 10:22 a.m. HST on July 28, 2026. Volcanic Activity: Precursory low-level activity for episode 52 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption at the summit of Kīlauea began around 10:22 a.m. HST on July 28 with an overflow from the north vent. Accordingly, HVO is raising the Alert Level for Kīlauea from ADVISORY to WATCH and the Aviation Color Code from YELLOW to ORANGE. Alert level and aviation color code definitions: https://www.usgs.gov/programs/VHP/alert-level-system. This low-level precursor

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The Halemaʻumaʻu eruption is paused. The next fountain episode is likely between July 29 and August 2.

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The Halemaʻumaʻu eruption is paused. The next fountain episode is likely between July 28 and August 1.

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The Halemaʻumaʻu eruption is paused. The next fountain episode is likely between July 27 and July 31.

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The Halemaʻumaʻu eruption is paused. The next fountain episode is likely between July 26 and July 30.

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The Halemaʻumaʻu eruption is paused. The next fountain episode is likely between July 25 and July 29.

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The Halemaʻumaʻu eruption is paused. The next fountain episode is likely between July 26 and July 30.

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The Halemaʻumaʻu eruption is paused. The next fountain episode is likely between July 25 and July 29.

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The Halemaʻumaʻu eruption is paused. The next fountain episode is likely between July 24 and July 28.

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The Halemaʻumaʻu eruption is paused. The next fountain episode is likely between July 24 and July 30.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. Models indicate another episode is likely, with the preliminary forecast between July 24 to August 1.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. Episode 51 ended at 4:46 p.m. HST on July 15. Inflation models indicate another episode is likely, with the preliminary forecast between July 24 to August 3.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. Episode 51 ended at 4:46 p.m. HST on July 15. Re-inflation indicates another episode is likely but more data are needed to determine the forecast.

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Episode 51 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption continues at 10:20 a.m. HST on July 15. Volcanic Activity: Episode 51 of lava fountaining in Halemaʻumaʻu began at the summit of Kīlauea began at 8:30 a.m. HST on July 15 and continues as of this notice. Fountain heights are at 950 feet (290 meters) and effusion rates have reached a peak of about 400 cubic yards per second (300 cubic meters per second) at 10:30 a.m. HST July 15. The National Weather Service reports that the plume from this eruption is reaching 18000 feet above sea level. Ground-level sensors near the eruptive vents indicate that

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The Kīlauea volcano summit eruption is paused. Forecasts based on summit deformation indicate another lava fountaining episode is likely between today and July 16.

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The Kīlauea volcano summit eruption is paused. Forecasts based on summit deformation indicate another lava fountaining episode is likely between July 14 and July 16.

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The Kīlauea volcano summit eruption is paused. Forecasts based on summit deformation indicate another lava fountaining episode is likely between July 13 and July 15.

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Kīlauea volcano is erupting small precursory spatter bursts. Forecasts based on summit inflation indicate another lava fountaining episode is likely between now and July 13.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. Forecasts based on summit inflation indicate another lava fountaining episode is likely between July 11 and 13.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. Forecasts based on summit inflation indicate another lava fountaining episode is likely between July 11 and 15.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. Forecasts based on summit inflation indicate another lava fountaining episode is likely between July 11 and 15.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. Forecasts based on summit inflation indicate another lava fountaining episode is likely between July 10 and 14.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. Forecasts based on summit inflation indicate another lava fountaining episode is likely between July 9 and 13.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. Forecasts based on summit inflation indicate another lava fountaining episode is likely between July 9 and 13.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. Forecasts based on summit inflation indicate another lava fountaining episode is likely between July 9 and 14.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. Forecasts based on summit inflation indicate another lava fountaining episode is likely between July 9 and 15.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. Forecasts based on summit inflation indicate another lava fountaining episode is likely between July 8 and 15.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. Forecasts based on summit inflation indicate another lava fountaining episode is likely between July 7 and 14.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. Forecasts based on summit inflation indicate another episode is likely between July 6 and July 10.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. Episode 50 ended at 5:10 p.m. HST on June 27. Re-inflation indicates another episode is likely between July 6 and July 12, more data are needed to refine the forecast.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. Episode 50 ended at 5:10 p.m. HST on June 27. Re-inflation indicates another episode is likely between July 6 and July 12, more data are needed to refine the forecast.

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The summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu has resumed with precursory overflows. The onset of episode 50 fountaining will most likely occur today, Saturday June 27.

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The summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu has resumed with weak precursory spattering, no overflows have occurred at this time. The onset of episode 50 fountaining will most likely occur today, Friday June 26 or tomorrow, Saturday June 27 (less likely).

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. Episode 50 fountaining onset will likely occur today or tomorrow (most likely) with a lower chance on Saturday.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. The onset of episode 50 fountains is likely between June 25 and June 27 with June 26 most likely.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. The onset of episode 50 fountains is likely between June 25 and June 27 with June 26 most likely.

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Kīlauea volcano is not erupting; the summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu is paused. The onset of episode 50 fountains is likely between June 24 and June 27 with June 25-26 most likely.

No comparison drawn: the previous entry in this archive is March 3, 2026, not the day before.

USGS summary

Kīlauea volcano is not currently erupting. Summit tilt inflation continues at a steady rate. No significant changes in seismicity or ground deformation have been observed overnight. USGS HVO maintains the WATCH alert level with Episode 43 forecast window unchanged.

USGS summary

Kīlauea volcano is not currently erupting. The summit tilt at Uēkahuna continues a slow inflationary trend following the end of Episode 42. Seismicity remains at background levels. USGS HVO continues to monitor closely; the forecast window for Episode 43 onset remains March 8–15, 2026.

USGS summary

Kīlauea volcano is not currently erupting. Episode 42 of the ongoing eruptive period ended on February 15, 2026 at 11:38 PM HST. Summit tilt has been slowly inflating since the end of Episode 42, and a new episode is expected within the forecast window of March 8–15, 2026.