Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has erupted again, spewing lava fountains up to 700 feet (215 meters) high on Thursday, March 20, 2025, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The new episode arrives after a week of a pause, engaging people at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
The eruption started early Wednesday morning with molten lava contained within the park’s summit caldera, no threat to cities nearby. The most aggressive lava blasts meanwhile, were reported by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory to have erupted Thursday morning, making for quite the spectacular display of bright red fountains visible on live webcams.
Kilauea had started and stopped more than a dozen time since it first erupted on December 23, 2024. Episodes have been watched for different amounts of time (From 13 hours to eight days). Although its activity is unpredictable, tourists as well as locals still flock to the volcano more than ever. 
“There is a lot of energy in the air,” park spokesperson Jessica Ferracane said. “Visitors are gasping in awe of and rushing to catch a glimpse of the stunning lava display”
The nearest people can get is 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) from the eruption site, but the bright fountains above the top can be seen clearly.
This is Kilauea’s sixth summit eruption this year after June and September garnered. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, inhabited concurrently by volcanoes Kilauea and Mauna Loa, remains to be a hotspot attracting thousandes to experience the savage magnificency of Nature by their own eyes.
