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September 16, 2024 —Kīlauea middle East Rift Zone eruption overflight

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This video, taken during a Hawaiian Volcano Observatory morning overflight of Kīlaueaʻs middle East Rift Zone on September 16, 2024, shows new lava flows erupted over about an hour during the evening on September 15, 2024.  Although the eruption was over by the time of the monitoring overflight, volcanic gas was continuing to be emitted by the new fissure vents in this remote area of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Nāpau Crater is visible in the background of this photo. USGS video by M. Patrick. 

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