Kilauea Volcano’s summit continues to erupt within Halemaumau crater, but it diminished several weeks ago, and it’s not clear if it will come back or continue to taper off, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

The current eruption started on Jan. 5. At the time, the eastern and central vents on the crater’s floor were active. Currently, the eastern and central vents are not even spurting bits of lava. As of Sunday, there is no longer a lava lake in the western basin — it has completely crusted over. Over the past few days, only a small amount of lava has continued to ooze out onto the floor of the basin. A USGS live stream of the volcano’s western basin just shows steam rising.

The reduction is related to a large deflationary tilt signal that started on Feb. 17 and lasted until Feb. 19. Since then, the summit has experienced several smaller deflation and inflation events, but it still remains deflated compared to its status prior to Feb. 17. Volcanic activity could increase if the summit reinflates to its previous level.

Meanwhile, Mauna Loa is not erupting. The volcano erupted in November 2022 and stopped the following month. Before that, the volcano had been inactive since 1984. Currently, there is no detectable volcanic tremor, which would indicate subsurface fluid movement.

Michelle Broder Van Dyke covers the Hawaiian Islands for Spectrum News Hawaii. Email her at michelle.brodervandyke@charter.com.