Source: US Geological Survey
Photo and Video Chronology —September 20, 2024, Paused Kīlauea eruption near Nāpau Crater
The middle East Rift Zone eruption of Kīlauea volcano, in a remote area of Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park near Nāpau Crater, paused the morning of September 20, 2024.
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory field monitoring crews reported minor spattering and small fountains at one end of the vent as of 8:30 a.m. HST on September 20, 2024. By 10 a.m. HST, eruptive activity had paused but the eruptive vents continued to emit volcanic gas and steam. The eruption, which began on the night of September 15, occurred within a closed and remote area of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
Small fountains and lava flows erupting from one of the western fissures just before 9 a.m. HST on September 20, 2024. USGS photos by M. Patrick.
September 19, 2024—Lava flow channel on the middle East Rift Zone of Kīlauea
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