On Friday, Episode 33 of Kilauea’s ongoing Halemaumau eruption came to a sudden stop, capping off a fiery display that sent lava fountains soaring up to 700 to 800 feet in the early morning hours, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

The eruption began around 3:11 a.m. and ended at 12:08 p.m., lasting just under nine hours. Scientists said the north vent shut down abruptly at 12:08 p.m., while the south vent had gone quiet earlier in the morning after a few intermittent outbursts.

At its peak, lava fountains were the highest seen since July’s Episode 28, with one fountain tilted eastward at a dramatic 60 degrees. Once the eruption settled in, fountains mostly reached 300 to 400 feet.

HVO estimates about 8.25 million cubic yards of lava were erupted during the event, covering r

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