Kilauea volcano in Hawaii explodes once more

Less than a month after it and its larger neighbor Mauna Loa ceased spilling lava from an earlier eruption, the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii started erupting.

Webcam images, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, showed Kilauea had started erupting on Thursday inside Halemaumau crater at the volcano's summit caldera.

Only a few weeks had passed since the Big Island of Hawaii volcano's last eruption when it ceased producing lava.

The summit of Kilauea is located far from populated areas, inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

The United States Geological Survey increased the alert level for Kilauea earlier on Thursday as a result of indications that magma was flowing beneath the summit's surface and the volcano may erupt.

According to the agency, vog, also known as volcanic haze, was formed by the eruption and was visible downwind of Kilauea.

One of the most active volcanoes on the planet is Kilauea. When Mauna Loa, the largest volcano in the world, erupted for the first time in 38 years on November 27, Hawaii had two volcanoes pouring lava side by side for nearly two weeks starting that day.

Around the same time, the eruptions from both volcanoes ceased.