Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano erupted for the 49th time on Sunday, blasting lava and thick plumes of smoke high into the air.

Lava fountains erupted this morning from the Kilauea summit within Halemaumau crater to mark the beginning of Episode 49 of the ongoing volcanic eruption. Fountaining at the summit began at 9:32 a.m.

When lava shot into the air at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, the fountaining set a new record for the volcano which has been ...

The on-and-off eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano broke a record Monday with the number of periods it has produced ...

On Monday, the volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island had a 48th episode of “lava fountaining” in an eruption that began in 2024.

One of the world's most active volcanoes could begin erupting again over the holiday weekend, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Kilauea, located on Hawaii's Big Island, is showing signs of ...

Learn more about Kīlauea's 48th eruption episode that took place on June 1, 2026, and why it broke a record.

According to volcano updates from the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Episode 48 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption at ...

State volcanologists observed minor Strombolian activity at Mayon Volcano on Sunday evening amid its ongoing effusive ...

FILE - This image provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shows evening views of lava fountaining from Haleumaumau Crater at the summit of Kilauea volcano inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, ...

Volcanologists discovered that really hot magma, oddly, won’t start cooling into rock until it reaches lower-than-normal ...

Coincidentally, a U. S. Geological Survey expedition led by Edward Wingate was mapping the summit region of Mauna Loa (in ...