United States - May 25, 2025 This video compilation shows several clips of episode 23 of the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption, recorded by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory livestream cameras. Episode 23 was active from 4:15 p.m. HST to 10:25 p.m. on May 25. Both the north and south vents in Halemaʻumaʻu erupted during this event. Lava fountains from the north vent reached heights of more than 1,000 feet (300 meters). Fountains from the south vent reached more than 800 feet (250 meters). The eruptive plume carried heavy tephra, including ash, scoria, and Pele's hair. It rose to at least 5,000 feet (1,500 meters) in height. Lava flows from the eruption covered about half of the floor of Halemaʻumaʻu crater, within the southern part of Kaluapele.