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September 16, 2024 —Kīlauea middle East Rift Zone eruption reference map

September 17, 2024
Color map of lava flows and fissure vents
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This reference map depicts the fissure and lava flows from the Kīlauea middle East Rift Zone eruption of Sunday, September 15, 2024. The eruption occurred between approximately 9:00 and 10:00 p.m., in a remote and closed area of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. This map was constructed from data collected during a Hawaiian Volcano Observatory overflight the following morning, Monday, September 16. Geologists observed two lava pads covering 16,500 square meters (4 acres) that had erupted from a 480-meter (1600-foot) long fissure, which was eruptively inactive but still emitting volcanic gases at the time of the flight.
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