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 summit eruption paused as of January 28. A new eruptive episode may begin within the next 1-3 days in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. Episode 7 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended abruptly at 10:47 a.m. HST on January 28 after about 16 hours of eruptive activity.

Kīlauea is one of the world's most active volcanoes; since December 23, 2024, it has been intermittently erupting within the summit caldera in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. See real-time video of the summit of Kīlauea.

Jan 28, 2025 · Kilauea, the world’s most active volcanic mass, situated on the southeastern part of the island of Hawaii, Hawaii state, U.S. Located in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, it 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.

Dec 24, 2024 · Kilauea volcano on Hawaii island, also known as the Big Island, began erupting at roughly 2:20 a.m. and continued throughout the day –– bringing packed crowds to Hawaii Volcanoes National...

1 day ago · Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is currently spewing fiery red-orange lava up to 250 feet high from its north vent, in what’s being called ‘Episode 8’ of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption.

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.

15 hours ago · Fountains from a vent of the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island grew to more than 250 feet (76.2 meters) high Monday night, according to the latest status report from the Hawaiian Volcano ...

Nov 29, 2023 · Kīlauea Volcano is a shield volcano located on the eastern slope of Mauna Loa Volcano on the Island of Hawai‘i. The volcano is considered to be in the shield-building stage of Hawaiian volcanism. The Island of Hawai‘i with lava flows erupted in approximately the past 1,000 years shown in red.

Live view of the eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu, from the northwest rim of the caldera, looking east [V1cam] . ...more. The V1cam is an autofocusing pan-tilt-zoom model. The camera automatically focuses...