Volcano Watch — The East Rift Zone of Kilauea was a busy place in the 1960s
Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. A fissure on the northwestern crater wall of Makaopuhi Crater on the East Rift Zone of Kīlauea sent lava cascading into the deepest portion of the crater, forming a lava lake. USGS photo taken by E. Endo on March 6, 1965, from a viewing area along the old Chain of Craters Road. While there were several summit eruptions at Kīlauea during the 60s, including one that lasted more than 8 months, eruptions along the ERZ (mainly in the upper and