Lava fountaining from the south vent of Kilauea’s Halema’uma’u crater in the morning of 12 Jan 2026 (image: HVO webcam)
The 40th episode of lava fountaining in the volcano’s summit crater Halemaʻumaʻu began a short time ago, at 8:22 a.m. HST local time on January 12.
The activity can be followed on live webcams maintained by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), such as youtube.com/watch?v=gXKuUyKt8mc.