Kilauea’s 13th episode began early this morning at 2:36 a.m., according to Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists, bringing lava fountains of 400 to 500 feet high in the following hour. Scientists said Episode 13 was preceded by small, sporadic spatter fountains of 15 to 30 feet high starting at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday within the north vent.

An erupting Hawaii volcano was shooting fountains of lava hundreds of feet into the sky. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says Kilauea's fountains reached heights of 400 to 500 feet Tuesday.

Watch live view of Mount Kilauea erupting in Hawaii as lava shoots into the sky in tall fountains that were expected to grow even bigger as part of an off-and-on

Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey say the latest eruptive episode that took place at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on Tuesday has paused after blasting lava hundreds of feet into the air.

Kilauea volcano eruption in Hawaii Watch live as an erupting Hawaii volcano once again began shooting fountains of lava that reached hundreds of feet high on Tuesday. This marks the 13th episode of on-again,