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Watch: Lava spews from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano

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Updated  May 6, 2026 8:41am CDT
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Lava spews from Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano

Lava spews from Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released footage showing a tower of lava erupting from the latest episode at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano on Tuesday, May 5. Since December 2024, Kilauea has experienced dozens of eruptions that "have continued for a day or less," according to the USGS.

The Brief

    • The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released footage of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupting.
    • According to the USGS, the 46th eruptive episode began at 8:17 am HST.
    • The USGS says Kīlauea is one of the world's most active volcanoes and, since December 23, 2024.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Hawaiian Volcano Observatory released footage showing a tower of lava erupting from the latest episode at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano on Tuesday. 

According to the USGS, the 46th eruptive episode began at 8:17 am HST.

The backstory:

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released footage showing a tower of lava erupting from the latest episode at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano on Tuesday, May 5.

The USGS says Kīlauea is one of the world's most active volcanoes and, since December 23, 2024, has been intermittently erupting within the summit caldera in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. The USGS has cameras set up around Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to capture the volcanic activity.

Dig deeper:

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is one of five volcano observatories within the U.S. Geological Survey and is responsible for monitoring volcanoes and earthquakes in Hawaiʻi and American Samoa.  

The Source: Information in this article was provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).  This story was reported from Orlando.


 

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