Summit crater glows as Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts again

Kilauea’s summit is inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and away from residential communities

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, from the west rim of the summit caldera, looking east (US Geological Survey/AP)

Hawaii’s Kilauea has begun erupting inside its summit crater, the US Geological Survey said – less than one month after the volcano and its larger neighbour Mauna Loa stopped releasing lava.

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory detected a glow in webcam images, indicating Kilauea had begun erupting inside Halemaumau crater at the volcano’s summit caldera, the agency said.