2008-2018 Summit Eruption

Duration:

24 minutes, 8 seconds

This 24-minute U.S. Geological Survey video tells the story of the 2008-2018 Kīlauea summit eruption. It was released in 2017 when the eruption was still ongoing, just prior to its dramatic conclusion and the summit collapse of 2018. The video documentary is published as USGS General Interest Product 182.

 

 

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  Halema‘uma‘u Crater on April 15, 2018

  Video of the lava lake activity in Halema‘uma‘u Crater on April 15, 2018. This is a zoomed video from the observation deck at Jaggar Museum, which is about a mile from the eruption site. Video by Volunteer Ranger Janice Wei

  Duration:

  1 minute, 15 seconds

 

 

 

 

Additional Resources:

• Chronology of Kīlauea's summit eruption, 2008 - 2018 from the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
• Fact Sheet: The First Five Years of Kīlauea’s Summit Eruption in Halema‘uma‘u Crater, 2008–2013 from the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory