Dec 6, 2025: Kilauea Volcano Archive - Episode 38 (Cam Q - Part 1)

USGS REPORT Dec 6: Episode 38 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 8:45 a.m. HST on December 6 with steeping increasing tremor and decreasing tilt. Sustained lava fountains approximately 50-100 feet (15-30 meters) in height are currently erupting from the north vent. Fountain heights are increasing rapidly and are coming from both the left and right vents within the north cone.

Episode 38 was preceded by small, sporadic spatter fountains and 6 precursory overflows from the north vent that began at approximately 12:50 p.m. December 5. Continuous overflows began at 3:37 a.m. HST and increased in intensity until 8:45 a.m., when sustained fountaining began.

Inflationary tilt reached just over 16.6 microradians since the end of the last episode. Seismic tremor began increasing and tilt at UWD switched from inflationary to deflationary at about 7:45 a.m. HST, about the same time increased lava output began from the north vent.

Most episodes of Halemaʻumaʻu lava fountaining since December 23, 2024, have continued for around a day or less and have been separated by pauses in eruptive activity lasting generally at least several days.

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USGS - cameras, earthquake data, and activity reports
Smithsonian Institute - Volcanic activity
RaspberryShake.com - earthquake activity
VolcanoDiscovery.com - Research


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Source: USGS