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Seismic event generates weak plume Halemaʻumaʻu on June 18, 2019

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On June 18, 2018, at 6:13 AM, a seismic event occurred at Halema‘uma‘u that produced a relatively ash-poor gas plume that rose about 1,600 feet above the crater. The activity was captured by the Halema‘uma‘u Wide Angle webcam located in the USGS-Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Observation Tower. The plume dissipated quickly.