Volcano profile

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
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: Watch · Aviation: Orange
Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 5:00 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 · Live cameras

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Kilauea – Visual webcam: [V1cam] Kīlauea volcano, Hawaii (west Halemaʻumaʻu crater), United States Visual webcam

[V1cam] Kīlauea volcano, Hawaii (west Halemaʻumaʻu crater)

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Source: USGS Hawaiian Volcano ObservatoryLicense: Public Domain

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Profile

Kilauea · United States

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. 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

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

Nearby earthquakes

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

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Volcano at a glance

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

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: 2026-09-21

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

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 5:08 PM UTC