Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, erupted early Monday on Hawaii’s Big Island, sending out glittering torrents of lava. The U.S. Geological Survey said its Hawaiian Volcano Observatory spotted signs of an eruption in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park around 2:30 a.

Kilauea last erupted in September with a series of short eruptions in a remote area of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Hours later, a third phase of eruptions began in the Nāpau Crater. In June, Kīlauea erupted in an area that had not seen lava since 1974.

Lava began bubbling Monday through the crust of one of the world's most active volcanoes — Kilauea, on Hawaii's Big Island. The eruption was confined to the volcano's summit caldera, in a remote, closed area of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,