Associated Press
HONOLULU (AP) — An intermittent eruption that has plagued residents and visitors to Hawaii's Big Island for nearly a year resumed Tuesday as Kilauea Volcano erupted into fountains of lava that rose 400 feet (122 meters) into the air.
The flow of molten rock was trapped in the caldera of Kilauea Crater in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, according to the USGS. Not a single house was in danger.
This is the 37th time Kilauea has erupted lava since the current eruption began last December.
The latest lava show was preceded by sporadic bursts and spills that began on Friday. Each eruption episode lasted approximately a day or less. Between each episode, the volcano stopped for at least several days.
In some cases, Kilauea's lava towers rise as high as skyscrapers. The volcano created such tall fountains in part because magma, containing gases released during the ascent, rose to the surface through narrow tubular channels.
Kilauea is located on the island of Hawaii, the largest in the Hawaiian archipelago. It is about 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of the state's largest city, Honolulu, on the island of Oahu.
It is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and one of six active volcanoes in Hawaii.
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This story was translated from English by an AP editor using a generative artificial intelligence tool.
