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Mauna Loa rumbled and stretched as it awakened from a 25-year slumber

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Lava fountains up to 20 m (65 ft) high erupted from fissures on the north flank of Mauna Loa early Sunday morning, July 6, 1975. USGS photo.

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Public Domain.