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January 13, 2022 — Kīlauea summit down-dropped block

By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Color photograph of lava lake at base of crater
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Eruptions within Halema‘uma‘u crater over the past year have filled in the deepest part of Kīlauea caldera that collapsed during 2018. This image shows the young lava lake surface bounded by fault scarps that formed within the caldera during 2018. An HVO technician is visible in the left side of the photo, which was taken from the down-dropped block northeast of the recent eruption site within Kīlauea caldera. USGS image by K. Kamibayashi.

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