Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded an earthquakeof magnitude 4.4 located beneath K?lauea Volcano's south flankat 10:36 pm local time, according to the advisory
The eruption was reported at the Halemaumau Crater of theKilauea Volcano, the Hawaii county Civil Defense Agency said ina tweet
"Trade winds will push any embedded ash toward theSouthwest. Fallout is likely in the Kau District in Wood Valley,Pahala, Naalehu and Ocean View," the tweet added.
The eruption started with multiple fissures opening on thewalls of Halemaumau crater, USGS said.
A picture from the USGS showed Kilauea's summit illuminatedby the hot lava with a plume of steam and gas bursting out ofthe volcano.
(Reporting by Aishwarya Nair and Derek Francis in Bengaluru,Editing by Chizu Nomiyama) ((Aishwarya.Nair@thomsonreuters.com; +91-8067494421;))