After three months of quiet, Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano began erupting on December 23. The USGS says it spewed lava as high as 300 feet, drawing packed crowds to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

The eruption occurred about 2:20 a.m. local time Monday within Halemaʻumaʻu crater inside Kilauea's summit caldera, a closed area of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Kilauea volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, is erupting, according to the United States Geological Survey.