Watch Kīlauea Volcano Live
Multiple live HD angles on Kīlauea's Halemaʻumaʻu crater — the USGS west, east, south and thermal cameras — plus Mauna Loa. When Kīlauea erupts, this is the front-row seat.
Kīlauea — Halemaʻumaʻu Crater (30 live cams)
The summit caldera and active vent. Glow and lava show up first on the thermal angle.
Mauna Loa (9 live cams)
Earth's largest active volcano — summit and flank views.
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Watching Kīlauea live
Kīlauea, on the Big Island of Hawaii, is one of the world's most active volcanoes. Its summit caldera holds Halemaʻumaʻu, the crater that has hosted lava lakes and frequent eruptions. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Hawaiian Volcano Observatory operates several live cameras on the crater — and you can watch all of them here, free, alongside the rest of our Hawaii network.
During an eruption, the glow is usually visible first on the thermal camera, with the visual cameras showing fountaining and lava across the crater floor. Conditions change fast — vog and weather can obscure the view, so multiple angles help.
Is Kīlauea erupting right now?
Eruptions come and go. The fastest way to tell is to open the cams above — if there's glow or lava on the crater floor, it's active. For official status and alert levels, see the USGS Kīlauea page.
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