The summit eruption at Kilauea volcano appears to have entered its forth eruptive episode Wednesday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said. According to USGS, the eruption began around 9:15 a.

According to USGS, the Kilauea volcano entered its fourth eruptive episode on Wednesday morning, January 15, 2025.

Kilauea’s summit was inflating Friday, indicating that magma was accumulating, according to Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists, who said the on-again, off-again eruption that began before Christmas could resume by Monday.

The eruption of Kilauea resumed this morning after a 12-day pause. According to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, lava began erupting from the Kilauea caldera early this morning, with low-level continuous lava spattering observed at 5:40 a.m., a sluggish lava flow emerging from the same vent at 9:15 a.m., and lava fountaining observed at 9:55 a.m.