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United States

Kilauea.

Volcano profile for Kilauea in United States, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
Eruption paused / ended
Volcano type
Shield volcano
Elevation
1,222 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 4 highest recorded · latest VEI 1 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
19.421°, -155.287°
GVP number
332010

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Eruption paused / ended

United States

Kilauea

Shield volcano

Elevation
1,222 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Eruption paused / ended

USGS alert level: Advisory · Aviation: Yellow
Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
19.421°, -155.287°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Hawaiian-Emperor Hotspot Volcano Group
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
332010
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program · USGS

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Kilauea – Visual webcam: [B1cam] - Kīlauea caldera down-dropped block and Halemaʻumaʻu, United States Visual webcam

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Kilauea · United States

Documented eruptions

All catalogued eruptions, newest first. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
23 Dec 2024Uncertain dating25 Mar 20261Confirmed eruption
15 Sep 202420 Sep 20240Confirmed eruption
3 Jun 20243 Jun 20240Confirmed eruption
29 Sep 202116 Sep 20230Confirmed eruption
20 Dec 202023 May 20210Confirmed eruption
3 Jan 19835 Sep 20183Confirmed eruption
25 Sep 198226 Sep 19820Confirmed eruption
30 Apr 19821 May 19820Confirmed eruption
11 Mar 198011 Mar 19800Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 197917 Nov 19790Confirmed eruption
13 Sep 19771 Oct 19770Confirmed eruption
29 Nov 197529 Nov 19750Confirmed eruption
31 Dec 197431 Dec 19740Confirmed eruption
22 Feb 196919 Sep 19740Confirmed eruption
5 Nov 196722 Oct 19680Confirmed eruption
24 Dec 196525 Dec 19650Confirmed eruption
5 Mar 196515 Mar 19650Confirmed eruption
21 Aug 19636 Oct 19630Confirmed eruption
7 Dec 19629 Dec 19620Confirmed eruption
10 Jul 196124 Sep 19611Confirmed eruption
24 Feb 196125 Mar 19611Confirmed eruption
14 Nov 195919 Feb 19602Confirmed eruption
28 Feb 195526 May 19550Confirmed eruption
31 May 19543 Jun 19540Confirmed eruption
27 Jun 195210 Nov 19520Confirmed eruption
6 Sep 19348 Oct 19340Confirmed eruption
23 Dec 19315 Jan 19320Confirmed eruption
19 Nov 19307 Dec 19300Confirmed eruption
25 Jul 192928 Jul 19290Confirmed eruption
20 Feb 192921 Feb 19290Confirmed eruption
7 Jul 192720 Jul 19270Confirmed eruption
10 May 192429 Jul 19242Confirmed eruption
2 Dec 190616 Feb 19240Confirmed eruption
22 Feb 190516 Apr 19060Confirmed eruption
25 Nov 190310 Jan 19040Confirmed eruption
3 Jun 19025 Mar 19030Confirmed eruption
14 Feb 190216 Feb 19020Confirmed eruption
24 Jun 189727 Jun 18970Confirmed eruption
11 Jul 189625 Sep 18960Confirmed eruption
3 Jan 189628 Jan 18960Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 18236 Dec 18941?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1820Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
Nov 1790Not available4Confirmed eruption
1790Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
1750Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
1700Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
1650Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
1610Uncertain datingNot available1?Confirmed eruption
1510Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
1500Uncertain datingNot available1?Confirmed eruption
1490Uncertain datingNot available1?Confirmed eruption
1460Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
1410Uncertain dating14700Confirmed eruption
1340Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
1140Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
1050Uncertain datingNot available1?Confirmed eruption
900Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
850Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
680Uncertain datingNot available1?Confirmed eruption
540Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
450Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
420Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
150Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
50 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
200 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
270 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
410 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
800 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
1550 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
1650 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
2080 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
2200 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2850 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
3300 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
4650 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

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Kilauea · Eruption paused / ended · 1,222 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Hilo International AirportUnited States · ITO · PHTO
    41.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • Waimea Kohala AirportUnited States · MUE · PHMU
    75.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at KeāholeUnited States · KOA · PHKO
    87.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Nearby places

HiloUnited States · 40.0 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

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Sources & data dates

Core data comes from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program and USGS. Map layers and live aircraft are loaded from the sources identified on the page.

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC