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Kīlauea eruption daily update: Lava fountains continue and spatter ramparts nearly 66 feet in height

The ongoing eruption at Kīlauea summit within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park remains confined to the downdropped block and Halemaʻumaʻu crater.

Waikōloa man captures fountaining lava hours after Kīlauea eruption began

Hawaiian Volcano Obersvatory’s Deputy Scientist-in-Charge David Phillips said the eruption started with at least six lava fountains extending nearly a mile long at heights of 130 to 150 feet.