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Earthquake Felt Island-Wide
February 24, 1997
On Monday morning at 7:40 a.m., February 24, a Blue Hawaiian Helicopter tour pilot reported sighting an active lava lake within Pu`u `O`o crater. This report was confirmed by an HVO geologist on an overflight of the area later in the morning. This is the first observation of molten rock from Kilauea since the early morning hours of January 31 when the outbreak at Napau Crater ended.
The lava is confined to Pu`u `O`o crater and is over 200 meters below the lowest section of the rim. No lava was seen in the old tube system to the coast.
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Updated : 19 March 1998