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Kilauea’s ongoing eruption resumed again Monday night at about 10 p.m. and was fountaining this morning from the north vent in Halemaʻumaʻu crater.
This is “episode 8” of the eruption that began Dec. 23, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
Episode 8 was preceded by small, sporadic spatter fountains that began Sunday evening before increasing in intensity Monday afternoon. Sustained fountaining began at 9:52 p.m. Monday. Some fountains reached as high as 250 feet.
Active lava flows now cover approximately 15-20% of the crater floor.
The eruption is entirely contained within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. No changes have been detected in the East Rift Zone or Southwest Rift Zone.