The eruption at Kīlauea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii has entered its fourth eruptive phase as of this morning, January 15, 2025, following low-level lava spattering that began around 5:40 a.m.

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spews a fountain of lava in a new eruption::5, 2025According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the eruption in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, which has two active volcanoes – Kilauea and Mauna Loa,

The eruption of Kilauea resumed this morning after a 12-day pause. According to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, lava began erupting from the Kilauea caldera early this morning, with low-level continuous lava spattering observed at 5:40 a.m., a sluggish lava flow emerging from the same vent at 9:15 a.m., and lava fountaining observed at 9:55 a.m.