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Photo and Video Chronology — December 23, 2024 — New Kīlauea summit eruption

Photo and Video Chronology — December 23, 2024 — New Kīlauea summit eruption

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This video, taken from the west rim of Kaluapele (Kīlauea caldera), in the closed area of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, shows the new eruption that started this morning at 2:20 a.m. HST. At approximately 4:30 a.m. HST, the lava fountains were reaching up to 80 meters (260 feet) and by 5:30 a.m., lava covered an area of approximately 400 acres on the caldera floor. Increased volcanic gas emissions downwind, within the closed area, require USGS field staff to use gas masks. USGS video by D. Downs.

Webcams capture eruption onset

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory maintains a network of webcameras across our active volcanoes. At Kīlauea summit, where eruptions have frequently occurred over the past several years, multiple webcams captured the start of the eruption that began this morning, December 23, 2024.

The V1cam provides a live view of Kīlauea caldera down-dropped block and Halemaʻumaʻu crater from the east rim of the caldera. It captured the Kīlauea summit eruption start on December 23, 2024, and images are compiled into a timelapse sequence here. The camera angle shifts in the middle of the video, as the camera view was adjusted to better capture the lava fountains. USGS webcam video. 
The B2cam captures a live view of Halemaʻumaʻu crater from the east rim and down-dropped block, looking west across Kīlauea summit caldera. On December 23, 2024, it captured the start of another Kīlauea summit eruption. Images taken by the webcam were compiled into this timelapse video that shows lava fountains feeding lava flows across the caldera floor. USGS webcam video. 

Analyzing new lava samples

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory field crews collected this frothy, gash-rich pumice and tephra around 5:30 a.m. today, which arrived at the laboratory at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo around 9 a.m. HST. Lab crews are hard at work preparing these latest eruption samples for rapid geochemical analysis today. USGS photo K. Lynn.

Overflight aerial images

Afternoon eruption monitoring

This aerial video, captured during a USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitoring overflight at approximately 2:30 p.m. HST, shows lava fountaining in the southwest part of Kaluapele (Kīlauea summit caldera). The eruption began today, December 23, 2024, and covered approximately 650 acres of the caldera floor with lava. USGS video by M. Patrick. 

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