US EditionKīlauea volcano stops activity after erupting for nearly 10 hours
Episode 42 produced lava fountains up to 1,300 feet and covered 15 million cubic yards of land, ending after nearly 10 hours while the area remains at a Watch level.
- The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said Episode 42 ended at about 11:38 p.m. Sunday after nine hours and 42 minutes.
- Tremor and summit tilt signaled fountaining began at 1:50 p.m. HST after continuous lava overflows started at 1:08 p.m., part of Kīlauea's eruption sequence since Dec. 23, 2024.
- USGS visual reports showed the south vent fountain reached between 1,300 and 1,300 feet, and the smoke plume reached 35,000 feet, with about 15 million cubic yards of lava covered.
- The area remains at a Watch warning level despite activity stopping Sunday night, and the National Weather Service issued then canceled an ashfall advisory for parts of Hawaii Island.
- Kīlauea's long-term record shows it has erupted episodically since Dec. 23, 2024, with most eruptions ending within 12 hours and pauses lasting days to two weeks.
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A bright red lava geyser shoots into the sky, ash pours down on surrounding communities, a huge cloud of smoke rises up miles high: the volcano Kīlauea in Hawaii once again delivered a spectacular natural spectacle on Sunday – and impressively demonstrated its tremendous power.According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the volcano hurled lava fountains up to 400 meters.The eruption lasted almost ten hours and ended abruptly.Always …
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) videotaped the time of the eruption of the Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii, United States, recorded on February 15, 2026. Images that have already gone viral on social networks show that the column after the eruption of the Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii reached 35 thousand feet above sea level.In this visual show, sources of lava from the Kīlauea volcano that rose to 300 meters high could also be seen.The eruption of the …
No residential areas were affected by the incident.
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spews lava into the sky
KILAUEA, Hawaii (NBC, KYMA) - Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spewed lava into the sky Sunday night. The latest episode of Kilauea's ongoing eruption lasted more than nine hours, with the volcano's South Vent Fountain reaching as high as 1,300 feet. Scientists said visual observations were hampered by cloudy and rainy conditions at the summit, but the U.S. Geological Survey says this was one of the Kilauea's most eruptive episodes of the year. The Nati…
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