Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts for second time this year

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted for a second time this year Wednesday morning, and according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USG), the lava flows are currently confined to the volcano’s surrounding crater.

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) reported at approximately 4:44 a.m. HST, or 10:44 a.m. ET, Kilauea volcano inside Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, began erupting.

Video capturing the eruption showed the night sky light up as lava and fire shot into the sky and began to fill the crater surrounding the volcano.

PHOTOS SHOW HAWAII'S KILAUEA VOLCANO ERUPTING AGAIN

"#Kilauea is currently erupting from the #Halemaumau summit crater," the USGS tweeted. ...