Looking up the slope of Kīlauea, a shield volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi which is the largest and the southeastern-most of the Hawaiian islands. In the foreground, the vent of the volcano has erupted fluid lava to the left. The crater is at the peak of Kilauea, visible here as a rising vapor column in the background. The peak behind the vapor column is Mauna Loa, a volcano that is separate from Kīlauea.

In early May 2018, hundreds of small earthquakes were detected on Kīlauea’s East rift zone, leading officials to issue evacuation warnings. On May 3, 2018, the volcano erupted in Puna after a 5.0 earthquake earlier in the day, causing evacuations of the Leilani Estatesand Lanipuna Gardens subdivisions.^[38][39] That evening, Hawaii Governor David Ige activated the state National Guard to help with the evacuation process.^[40]

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kīlauea