Photos show Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting for the second time this year

Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii started erupting on Monday following a three-month pause, the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (USGS) said.

Kilauea began erupting around 2:30 a.m. local time at the base of the Halemaumau Crater within the summit caldera after elevated seismic activity was detected overnight, the USGS said.

Officials said the "dynamic" volcanic activity is currently confined to the summit caldera.