USGS Cameras Capture Kīlauea's Six-Hour Episode 56 Lava Fountains

Hawaii, United States – Lava fountains erupted for six hours from the north vent at the summit of Kīlauea during episode 56 of the volcano's ongoing eruption.

Timelapse footage released by the U.S. Geological Survey, recorded by cameras around Halemaʻumaʻu crater and from the flank of Mauna Loa on Thursday, November 5, shows a fountain of lava rising from the vent, molten flows spreading across the crater floor and a broad volcanic plume drifting away from the summit.