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“Episode 25” of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 11:57 a.m. today, and lava fountains from the north vent soon reached heights of about 330 feet.

According to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Episode 25 was preceded by intermittent gas-pistoning in the north vent, with associated small spatter fountains and lava flows which began before dawn on Tuesday.

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Fountain heights are likely to increase in the coming hours, HVO said.

Most episodes of Halemaʻumaʻu crater lava fountaining since Dec. 23, 2024, have continued for around a day or less and have been separated by pauses in eruptive activity lasting generally at least several days.

Three Kilauea summit livestream videos are available here: https://www.youtube.com/@usgs/streams.

All current and recent activity is within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.