Scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said “episode 16” of the ongoing eruption began at 10:57 p.m. on Monday, with lava overflowing from the north vent.

USGS COURTESY USGS A screenshot shows the live view of the eruption in Halema ʻuma ʻu, from the northwest rim of the caldera, looking east this morning. 2 /2 COURTESY USGS A screenshot shows the live view of the eruption in Halema ʻuma ʻu,

Before that, weak spattering started at around 5:20 p.m., which became continuous and grew to low fountains of lava about 15-30 feet high by 6:00 p.m. This eruption is similar to the previous ones, which often feature high lava fountains,