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September 17, 2024 —Kīlauea middle East Rift Zone eruption reference map

September 18, 2024
Color map of lava flows and fissure vents
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This reference map depicts fissures and lava flows from the Kīlauea middle East Rift Zone eruption on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. The presented data are current as of the final Hawaiian Volcano Observatory helicopter overflight of the day, which occurred at approximately 10:30 a.m. Areas in bright red represent new lava flows from the evening of September 16 and morning of September 17, when activity was focused on the floor of Nāpau Crater. In total, the fissure system has stretched over 1.6 kilometers (1.0 miles) of the East Rift Zone, with lava flows now covering 18 hectares (44 acres).
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