Hawaii Volcano Eruption August 2024. Hvo monitors earthquakes and the active volcanoes in hawaii, assesses their hazards, issues warnings, and advances scientific understanding to reduce the impacts of volcanic eruptions. Geological survey hawaiian volcano observatory.

The 2018 eruption of kīlauea volcano (hawai‘i) was its most impactful in centuries, involving an outpouring of more than one cubic kilometer of basalt, a magnitude 7 flank earthquake, and the volcano’s largest summit. Kīlauea erupted briefly on june 3, 2024, southwest of the summit region within a closed area of hawaiʻi volcanoes national park.