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Lava fountains reach nearly 1,200 feet high in latest episode of Kilauea eruption
Wednesday, July 09, 2025 12:05 amEpisode 28 of the ongoing Kilauea eruption began just after 4 a.m. this morning. Lava fountaining was continuing with maximum heights reaching nearly 1,200 feet (365 meters).
All eruptive activity remains within HalemaĘ»umaĘ»u crater in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and no significant activity has been noted along Kilauea’s East Rift Zone or Southwest Rift Zone, accroding to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
Episode 28 of the ongoing Kilauea eruption began just after 4 a.m. this morning. Lava fountaining was continuing with maximum heights reaching nearly 1,200 feet (365 meters).
All eruptive activity remains within HalemaĘ»umaĘ»u crater in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and no significant activity has been noted along Kilauea’s East Rift Zone or Southwest Rift Zone, accroding to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
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Current hazards include volcanic gas emissions, along with windblown volcanic glass (Pele’s hair) and tephra that may reach roadways and communities downwind (southwest) of the summit area.
The current eruption has been characterized by episodic lava fountaining not seen in any eruptions since the 1983–86 episodic fountains at the beginning of the PuĘ»uĘ»oĘ»o eruption.
Lava fountains and flows have erupted from two vents within Halema’um’a’u crater that HVO refers to as the north vent and south vent. Each of the previous fountaining episodes lasted from a few hours to over a week and was accompanied by strong deflation of the summit region.
Pauses between the fountaining episodes have been marked by an immediate switch from deflation to inflation as the magma chamber recharges and repressurizes.
The 28 fountaining episodes have occurred approximately once per week since the start of the current eruption on Dec. 23, 2024.
Current hazards include volcanic gas emissions, along with windblown volcanic glass (Pele’s hair) and tephra that may reach roadways and communities downwind (southwest) of the summit area.
The current eruption has been characterized by episodic lava fountaining not seen in any eruptions since the 1983–86 episodic fountains at the beginning of the PuĘ»uĘ»oĘ»o eruption.
Lava fountains and flows have erupted from two vents within Halema’um’a’u crater that HVO refers to as the north vent and south vent. Each of the previous fountaining episodes lasted from a few hours to over a week and was accompanied by strong deflation of the summit region.
Pauses between the fountaining episodes have been marked by an immediate switch from deflation to inflation as the magma chamber recharges and repressurizes.
The 28 fountaining episodes have occurred approximately once per week since the start of the current eruption on Dec. 23, 2024.
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