The latest eruption lasted about eight hours this Wednesday. Lava fountains shot from the northern vent with force. Some streams soared more than 1,000 feet into the air.

Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano erupted once more, sending lava fountains soaring up to 330 feet high. The eruption, part of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu series on the Big Island, began at 11:57 a.m. and intensified by 12:30 p.

One of the world's most active volcanoes, Kilauea on Hawaii's Big Island, began spewing lava from the north vent on Wednesday, the latest event in an ongoing eruption that began almost six months ago.