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This USGS video, taken early this morning, shows lava erupting from the west fissure in Halema‘uma‘u crater and pouring into the lava lake in Kilauea volcano.
As of 4 a.m. this morning, the lava lake was 591 feet deep, with a narrow black ledge around it.
Lava activity remains confined to Halema‘uma‘u.