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December 23, 2024 - View from the west rim of Kaluapele

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From the closed area of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists documented the new eruption within Kalupele that started this morning at 2:20 a.m. HST. HVO geologists collected samples of the new eruption that were being deposited on the caldera rim west of the caldera and they documented the lava fountains that were reaching up to 80 meters (260 feet) at approximately 4:30 a.m. HST. USGS photo by N. Deligne. 

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