Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts, shooting lava 330ft from its crater

North vent in Halemaʻumaʻu crater started releasing the molten rock in 32nd such episode since December 2024

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano resumed erupting on Tuesday, firing lava 330 ft (100 meters) into the sky from its summit crater.

It’s the 32nd episode of the volcano releasing molten rock since December 2024, when its current eruption began. So far, all the lava from this eruption has been contained within the summit crater inside Hawaii Volcanoes national park.