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(June 24, 2006, 19:00:53 to June 25, 2006, 01:00:55)After sunset on June 24, 2006, lava burst from the East Lae'apuki lava tube about 50 meters (165 feet) inland from the older sea cliff behind the East Lae'apuki lava delta. Lava reached and began cascading over the sea cliff within a minute, and quickly spread across the lava delta below. The cascade was mostly crusted over by late afternoon on June 25, but intermittent surges kept it alive until dawn on September 26 when the event appeared to have finally ended. This video shows only the initial several hours of the breakout. The sea cliff at the cascade location was about 15 meters (50 feet) high.The images that make up this movie were acquired by a time-lapse camera positioned on the edge of the older sea cliff at the eastern end of the East Lae‘apuki lava delta.Movie Details:File size = 70.8 MBImage interval = 1 minutePlayback speed = 10 frames/secMovie duration = 00:00:36Camera Coordinates (WGS84):Lat: 19.3133ºLong: -155.0555ºView direction = ~248º