The current eruption of Kilauea’s East Rift Zone began in 1983 — the longest continuous rift-zone eruption in written history. Kilauea, which means "much spewing," is the world’s most active volcano. An estimated 1,000 gallons of molten lava flow out of active vents every second. Nearly 2 billion cubic yards of lava rock have come from this eruption — enough rock to pave a two-lane highway, 1.2 million miles long, encircling the globe 50 times.
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