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Kilauea volcano (Hawai’i): report on the 38th lava fountaining episode

Published: 8 December 2025
Categories: Global Volcano Activity

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Monday, Dec 8, 2025 12:03 | 17 mins ago | By: T

The latest lava-fountaining episode at the volcano was one of the most intense of the series and remarkable in several ways. Here’s the official observatory report:
“Episode 38 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended abruptly at 8:52 p.m. HST on December 6 after 12.1 hours of continuous lava fountaining.

The south vent stopped erupting at approximately 8:52 p.m. HST, marking the end of the episode. The dual north vents stopped erupting much earlier at approximately 11:50 a.m. Lava fountains reached heights of up to 1,000-1,200 ft (300-370 m) during episode 38. Fountains were down to about 400 feet (120 meters) high just before the abrupt end of the eruption. Lava fountaining lasted for 12.1 hours and produced an estimated 16 million cubic yards (12 million cubic meters) of lava. The combined average

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Light mag. 3.9 earthquake – 36 km north of Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro, Mimaropa, Philippines, on Monday, Dec 8, 2025, at 11:59 am (Universal Time)

Published: 8 December 2025
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

RSS feed source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Dec 6, 11:48 pm (GMT +8)

3.3

5 km39 km (24 mi) to the S 20 km southwest of Victoria, Oriental Mindoro, Mimaropa, Philippines  I FELT IT – 2 reportsInfoDec 2, 11:07 pm (Manila)

4.4

194 km114 km (71 mi) to the N Calabarzon, 27 km east of Mariveles, Philippines  I FELT IT – 3 reportsInfoDec 2, 07:15 pm (GMT +8)

3.0

5 km86 km (54 mi) to the W Sulu Sea, 35 km northwest of Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, Mimaropa, Philippines  I FELT IT

Info

Dec 2, 07:00 pm (Manila)

4.2

10 km98 km (61 mi) to the W South China Sea, 46 km west of Mamburao, Philippines  I FELT IT InfoDec 2, 01:59 am (GMT +8)

3.2

185 km70 km (44 mi) to the NW 24 km south of Nasugbu, Province of Batangas, Calabarzon, Philippines  I FELT IT

Info

Dec 5, 2023 04:23 pm (Manila)

5.7

75 km82 km (51 mi) to the NW South China Sea, 19 km south of Nasugbu, Philippines 363 reportsInfoJun 15, 2023 10:19 am (Manila)

6.2

112 km58 km (36 mi) to the NW South China Sea, 36 km west of Batangas, Philippines 578 reportsInfoMay 22, 2022 05:50 am (Manila)

6.1

129 km85 km (53 mi) to the NW 5.7 km south of Nasugbu, Province of Batangas, Calabarzon, Philippines 239 reportsInfoAug 13, 2021 11:08 pm (Manila)

5.8

124 km56 km (35 mi) to the NW South China Sea, 42 km west of Batangas, Philippines 312 reportsInfoJul 24, 2021 04:57 am (Manila)

5.6

145 km57 km (35 mi) to the NW South China Sea, 19 km south of Balayan, Philippines 387 reportsInfoJul 24, 2021 04:48 am

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