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VIDEO: Overflight footage of new eruption of Kilauea volcano

Monday, June 3, 2024, 12:05 a.m.

During an overflight at approximately 6 a.m. today, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists observed the fissures system that opened on the upper portion of the Southwest Rift Zone early this morning.

Approximately half a mile (about 1 km) in length, only the southwest portion of the system was active by daylight. USGS video.

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