Haw-lava
Lava verschüttete Straße im Volcanoes Park, Hawaii
Mauna Ulu eruption of Kilauea Volcano - Volcanic Roadblock
And you thought your commute to work was bad? Though we doubt anyone was commuting to work during the middle of an active eruption, this would've certainly held things up if they were. This is a photo from Jun... More
Animation of Kīlauea Lower East Rift Zone Fissures and Flows
Animation of Kīlauea Lower East Rift Zone Fissures and Flows
Kilauea Fissure 8 cone erupting on 6-28-2018
Kilauea's Fissure 8 cone erupting in the early morning of June 28, 2018, in the Lower East Rift Zone.
Hawaii - Kipuka1
This kipuka formed during the Pu`u `O`o-Kupaianaha eruption on the east rift zone of Kilauea Volcano, Hawai`i.
Lava flowing into Green Lake, Kapoho, Hawaii
As fissure 8 lava flowed into Green Lake, the lake water boiled away, sending a white plume high into the sky—visible from afar between around 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. HST. This aerial photo, taken a couple of... More
Panoramic view of the lava in Leilani
A panoramic view of fissure 7 from the intersection of Leilani and Makamae Streets in the Leilani Estates subdivision. Image taken on May 5, 2018
Puu Oo - Forest 1983
Forest of lava trees resulting from eruption of a 1-km-line of vents east of Pu‘u Kahaualea. The bulbous top of each lava tree marks the high stand of the lava flow as it spread through the trees. As the fissu... More
USGS Kīlauea image-409 - Public domain map
Map of the locations of eruptive fissures and the steepest descent paths in area of eruptive fissures, Kīlauea East Rift Zone; 10:00 a.m. HST (May 5, 2018) This map shows the locations of eruptive fissures in t... More
USGS Kīlauea multimediaFile-2128 (2018-05-27)
Kīlauea's 2018 lower Puna eruption. Aerial view of the ocean-entry areas at about 12:30 p.m. HST. Lava flowing into the ocean diminished overnight and this morning (note lack of obvious plume at the entry a... More
USGS Kīlauea multimediaFile-2175(2018-06-05)
Kīlauea's 2018 lower Puna eruption. Lava fountains continue at fissure 8, although overnight USGS field crews reported reduced fountain heights. The lava fountain has built a 35 m (115 ft) high spatter cone... More
USGS Kīlauea MultimediaFile-2422 (2018-07-13)
Kīlauea's 2018 lower Puna eruption. A tiny new island of lava has formed on the northernmost part of the ocean entry. During this morning's overflight, HVO's field crew noticed the island was oozing lava si... More
USGS Kīlauea multimediaFile-2444 (2018-07-17)
Kīlauea's 2018 lower Puna eruption. During this morning's overflight, USGS scientists captured this image of sunrise above Kīlauea's lower East Rift Zone. Fissure 8 continues to feed a channelized lava flow... More
USGS Kīlauea multimediaFile-2469 (2018-07-21)
Kīlauea's 2018 lower Puna eruption. Fissure 8, source of the white gas plume in the distance, continues to erupt lava into the channel heading northeastward from the vent. Near Kapoho Crater (lower left), t... More
USGS Kīlauea multimediaFile-2470 (2018-07-21)
Kīlauea's 2018 lower Puna eruption. This aerial view, looking to the southwest, shows the most vigorous ocean entry of the fissure 8 flow, which is located a few hundred meters (yards) northeast of the sout... More
USGS Kīlauea multimediaFile-2481 (2018-07-22)
Kīlauea's 2018 lower Puna eruption. Fissure 8 on Kīlauea's lower East Rift Zone continues to erupt, feeding a channel that carries lava to the coast. This aerial image captured during HVO's early morning ov... More
USGS Kīlauea multimediaFile-2618 (2018-09-02)
Kīlauea's 2018 lower Puna eruption. This UAS oblique image of fissure 8 shows that the new lava is mostly confined to the crater floor within the cone, although a small amount extended a short distance into... More
USGS Kīlauea multimediaFile-2329 (2018-06-27)
Kīlauea's 2018 lower Puna eruption. Lava continues to enter the sea along the southern Kapoho coastline. Lava enters the ocean primarily through an open channel, but also along a 1-km (0.6 mi) wide area. Al... More
USGS Kīlauea multimediaFile-2209 (2018-06-09)
Kīlauea's 2018 lower Puna eruption. As of 6:30 a.m. HST today, fissure 8 continued to feed a vigorous channelized lava flow to the east of the vent. Overnight, fountain heights were generally 40–50 m (130-1... More
USGS Kīlauea multimediaFile-2355 (2018-07-02)
Kīlauea's 2018 lower Puna eruption. Fountains from Fissure 8 spatter cone continue to supply lava to the open channel with intermittent small, short-lived overflows. Overflows appear as lighter gray to silv... More
USGS Kīlauea multimediaFile-2185 (2018-06-06)
Kīlauea's 2018 lower Puna eruption. Views from HVO's helicopter overflight at 1PM HST, show the remains of the Kapoho Beach Lots subdivision and the fissure 8 flow front. The northern flow margin in this ar... More
USGS Kīlauea multimediaFile-2380 (2018-07-06)
Kīlauea's 2018 lower Puna eruption. Dawn at Fissure 8. USGS
USGS Lava on Makamae Street
A lava flow moves on Makamae Street in Leilani Estates at 09:32 am HST on May 6, 2018.
USGS Kīlauea image-405 - Public domain map
Map of ongoing intrusion and earthquake activity along Kīlauea's East Rift Zone (May 2, 2018) Starting on the afternoon of Monday, April 30, 2018, magma beneath Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō drained and triggered the collapse of t... More
USGS Kīlauea multimediaFile-1938
An eruption has commenced in the Leilani Estates subdivision in the lower East Rift Zone of Kīlauea Volcano. White, hot vapor and blue fume emanated from an area of cracking in the eastern part of the subdivision.
USGS Kīlauea multimediaFile-2059 (2018-05-19)
Kīlauea's 2018 lower Puna eruption. Lava fountains from Fissure 20 in Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone. Photo taken May 19, 2018, at 7:37 AM, HST. USGS
USGS Kīlauea multimediaFile-2087 (2018-05-22)
Kīlauea's 2018 lower Puna eruption. The fissure complex remains active in Kīlauea Volcano’s lower East Rift Zone. At times, fountaining at Fissure 22 reached a height of about 50 m (about 160 ft). USGS
USGS Kīlauea multimediaFile-1955
At 07:45 a.m. local time on 5/5/18, lava from a fissure slowly advanced to the northeast on Hoʻokupu Street in Leilani Estates subdivision on Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone.
USGS Kīlauea MultimediaFile-978
November 12, 2014 (Puʻu ʻŌʻō, Kīlauea): The house which was recently destroyed by lava is just below the center of the photo. Lava bypassed the garage, which still stands at the center of the photo. Lava briefl... More
USGS Kīlauea MultimediaFile-988
November 14, 2014 (Puʻu ʻŌʻō, Kīlauea): Breakouts remain active upslope of stalled flow front; The June 27th lava flow remains active, with scattered breakouts upslope of the stalled flow front. The closest act... More
USGS Kīlauea multimediaFile-2403 (2018-07-10)
Kīlauea's 2018 lower Puna eruption. During HVO's morning overflight today, the dramatic difference in landscapes on the northern and southern sides of the fissure 8 lava channel was readily apparent. With d... More