Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts anew

Los Angeles, United States — Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, one of the world's most active, erupted again on Sunday, spewing fountains of lava more than 80 feet or 24 meters high.

Kilauea began erupting at around 3:15 p.m. local time or 0115 GMT Monday, the US Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said.

"The eruption was preceded by a period of strong seismicity and rapid uplift of the summit," it said. It is the third time the volcano has erupted this year, after bursting to life in January and June.

A USGS livestream from the rim of the caldera showed fountains of lava erupting from multiple fissures in the crater.

"Lava fountain heights have decreased since the eruption onset but remain up to about 20-25 meters high," the volcano observatory said in an update at 0520 GMT Monday.