Kilauea, Hawaii’s second-largest volcano, is erupting again

This webcam image provided by the US Geological Survey shows the summit of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii, which began erupting early on Monday (US Geological Survey/AP)

Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting early on Monday in an area that last erupted a half-century ago, the US Geological Survey’s (USGS) Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said.

The eruption is about 1.6km south of the Kilauea caldera, in an area within Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park that last erupted in December 1974.