Kilauea spews lava 1,200 feet in massive eruption

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano spewed lava in a continuous fountain for nine hours during its latest episode of its ongoing eruption on Wednesday, July 9. The volcano is currently on Episode 28 of its eruption, which began at 4:10 am local time on Wednesday, according to a USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory report. The agency said that the episode saw nine hours of continuous fountaining, the final eight of which were high fountaining, reaching up to approximately 1200 ft. It ended abruptly at 1:20 pm.