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The eruption on Kīlauea volcano's east rift zone continued throughout the day on the eastern and western ends of the 2.3 km long fissure located between Pu'u 'Ō'ō and Nāpau Crater, but late this afternoon, the eastern part of the fissure shut down.

The effusion rate remains high, with lava spatter reaching as high as 75 m. Lava erupted from the fissure is typically forming short, thick flows, but a channelized flow from the western end of the fissure reached about 800 m in length by late afternoon.

Kilauea eruption being named Kamoamoa Fissure Eruption

The eruption on KÄ«lauea volcano’s east rift zone continued throughout the day on the eastern and western ends of the 2.3 km long fissure located between Pu’u ‘ÅŒ’ō and Nāpau Crater, but late this afternoon, the eastern part of the fissure shut down. The effusion rate remains high, with lava spatter reaching as high as […]

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