Episode 31 of the ongoing Kilauea eruption ended abruptly at 2:52 a.m. today after more than 12 hours of intense lava fountaining inside Halemaumau crater, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said.

A video shows the incredible moment fountains of lava shot out from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on Friday, 22 August. This was Kilauea's 31st eruption since December 2024. It is one of the most active volcanoes in the world.

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has resumed its eruption by shooting an arc of lava high into the air and across a section of its summit crater floor. It is following a pattern not seen since the 1980s -- and this time,