Eruption of Kilauea
23 Dec 2024 – 25 Mar 2026 · 19.42° N, 155.29° W
Kīlauea is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands, located along the southeastern shore of Hawaii Island. The volcano is between 210,000 and 280,000 years old and grew above sea level about 100,000 years ago.
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What the records say
- When
- 23 Dec 2024 – 25 Mar 2026
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 19.42° N, 155.29° W
- Vei
- 1
- Vent
- Halema'uma'u Crater
- Dated by
- Observations: Photo / Video
- Volcano number
- 332010
- Eruption number
- 22597
Kīlauea
Active volcano in Hawaii
Kīlauea is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands, located along the southeastern shore of Hawaii Island. The volcano is between 210,000 and 280,000 years old and grew above sea level about 100,000 years ago. Since the islands were settled, it has been the most active of the five volcanoes that together form the island and among the most active volcanoes on Earth.
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Nearby in time and place
The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page