Kilauea’s lava soared as high as a skyscraper during a 6-hour eruption. Here’s what to know

Scientists believe they are all part of the same eruption because magma has been following the same pathway to the surface. Fountains from the south vent at Kilauea’s summit crater soared 1,300 feet (400 meters) into the air, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The lava has been contained within the summit crater inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and hasn’t threatened homes or buildings. This is the fourth time in 200 years that Kilauea has shot lava fountains into the air in repeated episodes. At times the lava fountains have been shorter.