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This is a list of volcanic eruptions from Kīlauea, an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands that is currently erupting. These eruptions have taken place from pit craters and the main caldera, as well as parasitic cones and fissures along the East and Southwest rift zones.
The eruption destroyed two-thirds of the island of Krakatoa. Eruptions in the area since 1927 have built a new island at the same location, named Anak Krakatau (which is Indonesian for "Child of Krakatoa"). Periodic eruptions have continued since, with recent eruptions in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, and a major collapse in 2018.
One of the world’s most active volcanoes erupted on Monday after a three-month hiatus, ... Kilauea volcano on Hawaii island, also known as the Big Island, began erupting at roughly 2:20 a.m. and ...
Three months after the end of the previous eruption, another eruption began on June 7, 2023. [52] On September 10, 2023, a new eruption began at approximately 3:15 HST. This eruption was contained within Halemaʻumaʻu crater and on the down dropped block to the east in Kīlauea’s summit caldera. The eruption lasted one week, ending September 16.
HONOLULU — The ongoing eruption at Hawaii’s Kilaeua volcano became more active Saturday evening. What had been low-level lava flows since Thursday morning transformed into more vigorous ...
The close call occurred on Christmas Day at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano on Hawaii Island while the child was visiting the Kilauea Overlook with family. The child broke away from his group and ...
The eruption has been confined to the top of the volcano's caldera in a closed-off area of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. You can keep track of the eruption by clicking Watch Live at the top of ...
Aerial view above HVO in 2009, nine years prior to the crater collapse and enlargement in 2018. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) is an agency of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and one of five volcano observatories operating under the USGS Volcano Hazards Program.