Kilauea Volcano Eruption 2024 December Eruption

Kilauea Volcano Eruption 2024 December Eruption. This reference map depicts the approximate location of fissure vents that began erupting from kīlauea southwest rift zone at approximately 12:30 a.m. This photograph of kīlauea's middle east rift zone eruption was captured during a hawaiian volcano observatory helicopter overflight during the morning of september 17,.

Lava flows from this eruption covered more than 880,000 square meters (217 acres) of nāpau crater and areas to the west. Eruptions are prominent in polynesian legends;