Center the map on a clicked feature | Mapbox GL JS

Use events and flyTo to center the map on a feature in a circle layer.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Center the map on a clicked feature</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no">
<link href="https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/v3.2.0/mapbox-gl.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/v3.2.0/mapbox-gl.js"></script>
<style>
body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
#map { position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 100%; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="map"></div>
<script>
	// TO MAKE THE MAP APPEAR YOU MUST
	// ADD YOUR ACCESS TOKEN FROM
	// https://account.mapbox.com
	mapboxgl.accessToken = 'YOUR_MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN';
    const map = new mapboxgl.Map({
        container: 'map',
        // Choose from Mapbox's core styles, or make your own style with Mapbox Studio
        style: 'mapbox://styles/mapbox/light-v11',
        center: [-90.96, -0.47],
        zoom: 7.2
    });

    map.on('load', () => {
        // Add a GeoJSON source with 3 points.
        map.addSource('points', {
            'type': 'geojson',
            'data': {
                'type': 'FeatureCollection',
                'features': [
                    {
                        'type': 'Feature',
                        'properties': {},
                        'geometry': {
                            'type': 'Point',
                            'coordinates': [-91.3952, -0.9145]
                        }
                    },
                    {
                        'type': 'Feature',
                        'properties': {},
                        'geometry': {
                            'type': 'Point',
                            'coordinates': [-90.3295, -0.6344]
                        }
                    },
                    {
                        'type': 'Feature',
                        'properties': {},
                        'geometry': {
                            'type': 'Point',
                            'coordinates': [-91.3403, 0.0164]
                        }
                    }
                ]
            }
        });
        // Add a circle layer
        map.addLayer({
            'id': 'circle',
            'type': 'circle',
            'source': 'points',
            'paint': {
                'circle-color': '#4264fb',
                'circle-radius': 8,
                'circle-stroke-width': 2,
                'circle-stroke-color': '#ffffff'
            }
        });

        // Center the map on the coordinates of any clicked circle from the 'circle' layer.
        map.on('click', 'circle', (e) => {
            map.flyTo({
                center: e.features[0].geometry.coordinates
            });
        });

        // Change the cursor to a pointer when the it enters a feature in the 'circle' layer.
        map.on('mouseenter', 'circle', () => {
            map.getCanvas().style.cursor = 'pointer';
        });

        // Change it back to a pointer when it leaves.
        map.on('mouseleave', 'circle', () => {
            map.getCanvas().style.cursor = '';
        });
    });
</script>

</body>
</html>
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