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September 16, 2024 —Kīlauea middle East Rift Zone eruption

Detailed Description

An east-facing view showing Nāpau Crater in the background and the recent eruption in the foreground. This brief eruption took place on the middle East Rift Zone of Kīlauea over about an hour during heavy rain that obscured webcam views the evening of September 15, 2024. USGS photo by M. Zoeller. 

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