Lava fountained for nearly 13 hours on August 22-23 during episode 31 of the ongoing eruption at the summit of Kīlauea volcano on the Island of Hawaiʻi. USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists documented the eruptive episode, which included a lava fountain that extended 1,000 ft (300 meters) from the north vent, feeding a lava channel and depositing tephra on the floor of Halemaʻumaʻu crater. The south vent and additional intermediate vents also erupted during this episode. With the permiss

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts creating lava fountain