MUST SEE: Volcano In Hawaii Explodes Launching Lava 1,000 Feet Into The Air

The Kīlauea Volcano in Hawaii erupted on Saturday.

Videos of the Kīlauea Volcano launching lava nearly 1,000 ft into the air have received millions of views across X and Facebook.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported the Kīlauea Volcano is one of teh world’s most active volcanoes.

The USGS reported, “Two eruptive vents are located in the southwest part of the caldera, referred to as the north and south vent, and they have been intermittently active, producing new lava flows over parts of Halemaʻumaʻu crater surface.”

Watch the volcano erupt here:

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Kīlauea was erupting on Sunday, with the north vent throwing fountains 1,000 ft high!!

The south vent was no slouch – 800 ft pic.twitter.com/0FYChXzFMA

— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) May 26, 2025

❗️🌋🇺🇲 – Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii Unleashes a 1,000-Foot Lava Fountain

This marks the 23rd event in the ongoing eruption of Kilauea, which began on December 23. The previous episode lasted 10 hours.

All activity remains confined to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, closed to… pic.twitter.com/PRoGUvqAMs

— 🔥🗞The Informant (@theinformant_x) May 26, 2025

Check out what Fox News reported:

Kīlauea Volcano – located along the southeastern shore of Hawaii Island – experienced “lava fountaining” that reached at least 1,000 feet high over the weekend.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) describes Kīlauea as one of the world’s most active volcanoes. It has been erupting intermittently since Dec. 23, 2024, within the summit caldera in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.

The 23rd episode of precursory activity began late last week with “low-level spattering and flames.” According to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, small lava fountains and lava overflows from the north vent started around 11:30 a.m. Saturday.

“Sustained fountaining expected any time through the weekend,” Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Service wrote.

The USGS reports that Kīlauea “is in a unique phase of activity in Halemaʻumaʻu, with numerous episodes of dual lava fountains since the eruption began.”

“Two eruptive vents are located in the southwest part of the caldera, referred to as the north and south vent, and they have been intermittently active, producing new lava flows over parts of Halemaʻumaʻu crater surface,” according to the USGS.

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As of 5:20 p.m. local time on Sunday, the south vent had lava fountains 230 feet high, while the north vent had lava fountains 1,000 feet high, according to Hawaii News Now.

🌋Halemaumau Crater, Kilauea Volcano

📍Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Big Island Hawaii.

Captured 5/25/2025 from Keanakakoi Crater Overlook [📹 808hiker] pic.twitter.com/g9TEIwPYfi

— Cool Earth (@Cool_Blue_Dot) May 26, 2025

Per USA Today:

A volcano’s latest eruption on Hawaii’s Big Island fountained lava more than 1,000 ft. into the sky on May 25.

The Kilauea volcano, on the island of Hawaii, had a plume reach about 5,000 ft. high, according to a Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status report. The eruption was in a closed area of Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, located about 200 miles and several islands southeast of Honolulu. The national park has Kilauea and Mauna Loa, the latter being the world’s largest active volcano. Kilauea is one of the world’s most active volcanoes, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

With its summit at 4,091 ft., Kilauea has had lava fountaining from its Halemaumau crater since Dec. 23, the observatory, which is part of USGS, said in its May 25 report. This is the 23rd episode of the ongoing eruption from Halemaumau, which is part of Kilauea’s larger caldera at its summit.

The May 25 eruption occurred for about six hours in two vents of Halemaumau, with the north vent ending at 9:48 p.m. local time and the south vent at 10:25 p.m., according to USGS updates.