The Kīlauea volcano at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park continues to put on a dazzing show, with fountains of lava being spit 400-500 feet into the air.

The 13th episode of Kīlauea’s Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 2:36 a.m. HST on March 11. By 3:30 a.m., lava fountains reached 600 feet.

Several past eruptions were characterized by similar lava fountaining episodes, including at the start of the Puʻuʻōʻō eruption in 1983, the start of the Maunaulu eruption in 1969 and the 1959 Kīlauea Iki eruption.

Lava flows from this episode covered over two thirds of the floor of Halemaʻumaʻu within the southern part of Kaluapele (Kīlauea caldera). This was the 12th episode of Kīlauea

Since Dec. 23, 2024, Kīlauea has continued to erupt intermittently within the Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. According to the US Geological Survey, the Kīlauea summit eruption paused on the morning of Feb. 26, 2025 with a new episode predicted to occur within the next four to six days.