Kīlauea Eruption Update — Episode 48 of Kīlauea summit lava fountaining began at 4:40 a.m. HST today, June 1, and is ongoing. 
 
This eruption is taking place within Kīlauea summit caldera in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Precursory lava flows began from the south vent at 5:41 p.m. on May 30 and continued intermittently. Currently, only the north vent is erupting a lava fountain that is reaching 650 feet (200 meters) high. National Weather Service has issued an ashfall advisory for the areas