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January 5, 2025 — Kīlauea summit rockfalls

Detailed Description

Rockfalls continue from the steep caldera walls of Kaluapele, above the new cinder cone within Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea. Large blocks roll down the flanks of the cone that formed between December 23, 2024, and January 3, 2025, leaving paths in the tephra cone material. USGS photo by M. Patrick. 

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