Kilauea volcano erupts again in U.S. Hawaii


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  • Tuesday, 24 Dec 2024

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, started erupting again early Monday morning on Hawaii's Big Island, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said.

Elevated earthquake activity beneath the volcano's summit began at approximately 2:00 a.m. local time. By 2:30 a.m. local time, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory observed eruptive activity in Kilauea summit webcam images, indicating that an eruption has commenced within Halemaʻumaʻu and the summit caldera in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, according to a news release from the agency.

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