Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts, shooting jets of lava into the sky | Volcano News

Lava continues to spew from one of the world's most active volcanoes, days after Kilauea on Hawaii's Big Island began erupting.

The eruption, which began on Monday, is located at the highest point of the mountain inside the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Images posted online by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) showed an eruption of lava from the Halema'uma'u crater, northwest of the caldera, on Wednesday morning.

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said the eruption began shortly after 2:00 a.m. local time (12:00 GMT) on Monday.

“At 4:30 in the morning [14:30 GMT]lava fountains were observed up to 80 meters high [262 feet],” said the organization.

“Molten material, including lava bombs, is being ejected from the vents in the tropics up the western rim.”

The eruption occurred in an area that has been closed to the public since 2007 due to hazards including the instability of the crater wall and rockfall. Visitors to the park have been able to view the foundations from a distance that they cannot see.

This week's eruption is Kilauea's sixth since 2020.

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park includes the peaks of two of the world's most active volcanoes: Kilauea and Mauna Loa. Kilauea erupted again in June and September.