New Delhi, March 21 -- Hawaii's most active volcano, Kilauea's latest eruption, which began on March 19, has officially ended after 28 hours, with lava fountains reaching up to 700 feet, according to the US Geological Survey's (USGS) Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO).

The eruption, known as Episode 14 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu activity, concluded at 1:49 p.m. HST on March 20 when the final lava fountains at the south vent ceased. The north vent had stopped flowing 11 minutes earlier.

During this episode, lava flows covered approximately 75% of the Halemaʻumaʻu crater floor inside Kilauea's summit caldera.

The eruption remained confined within Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, posing no immediate threat to nearby c...