Hawaii volcano eruption breaks fountaining mark with 650-foot lava burst

Kīlauea’s latest summit eruption episode ended June 1 after nine hours of activity, with officials reporting a record number of fountaining episodes for a single eruption.

The Kīlauea summit eruption’s 48th episode ended on June 1 after nine hours of lava fountaining, setting a new record for the most fountaining episodes in a single eruption and surpassing the total recorded during the early years of the Puʻuʻōʻō eruption.