WATCH: Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts again

Alert level raised as Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts again

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano began erupting again on the afternoon of Thursday, January 5, according to the US Geological Survey. Credit: EpicLava via Storyful

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Geological Survey said Thursday that Hawaii's Kilauea began erupting again.

The eruption of Kilauea began within the Halemaʻumaʻu crater just after 4:30 p.m. HST on Jan. 5, according to USGS. It's less than a month after nearby Mauna Loa spewed lava for two weeks at the end of November.

The USGS raised the alert level for Kilauea to "WARNING/RED."

"High levels of volcanic gas are the primary hazard of concern, as this hazard can have far-reaching effects down-wind," according to a hazard analysis from USGS.

Kilauea last erupted for 16 months, starting in Sep. 2021.