Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano entered its 10th eruption episode since December on Wednesday night, February 19, according to a report from the US Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. The observatory said the episode at Kilauea’s Halemaumau crater began at 8:22 pm local time on Wednesday. The observatory said fountains from the north vent reached heights of 300-400 feet (90-125 meters) on Wednesday. Footage captured by EpicLava from a nearby location shows lava spewing from the volcano on Wednesday night.

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted for the 10th time Wednesday evening with spectacular lava fountains, about a week after the ninth episode ended, scientists said. The United States Geological Survey said Thursday morning that researchers found "low-level fountaining (30-50 feet high)"coming from the north vent and is feeding a flow that is spreading the crater floor. The USGS said the fountaining in the current eruption has not been seen in the volcano, called natively Halema'uma'u, since 2020. "Each previous fountaining episode lasted from a few hours to over a week and has been accompanied by strong deflation of the summit region," the USGS said. "Pauses between the fountaining episodes have been marked by an immediate change from deflation to inflation as the magma chamber recharges and repressurizes.

Kilauea volcano began shooting lava into the air once again Wednesday on the Big Island of Hawaii. Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, has been erupting on and off for nearly two months since it burst to life on Dec. 23. The eruption has been taking place at the volcano’s summit crater inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. No residential areas have been threatened by lava. The latest release of molten rock began 8:22 p.m. Fountains of lava reaching 300 to 400 feet have spurted out of the volcano’s north vent. This is the 10th episode of eruptive activity since Dec. 23, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said. Earlier episodes have lasted 13 hours to eight days, with pauses in between. Episode nine ended on the morning of Feb. 12. People have been flocking to overlook sites inside the national park for views of the eruption.