Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is at it again, with lava from the latest eruptive episode shooting nearly 600 feet into the air.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), episode 11 of the Halema’uma’u eruption within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park got underway just before 6:30 p.m. local time (11:30 p.m. ET) on Tuesday.
Officials said the eruption began with small lava fountains between 20 and 30 feet high that were feeding short lava flows.
However, those heights increased to around 100 feet about 20 minutes later and then to approximately 400 feet just about a half-hour after the eruptive episode began.
Since then, the eruption has continued, and officials say lava fountains have continued from both the north and south vents.
In addition, the USGS said lava fountains from the north vent reached a maximum height of between 500 and 600 feet before they started to decrease.