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Zone 7 - Younger part of Mauna Kea volcano. 20% of this area was covered by lava in the past 10,000 years. Zone 8 - Remaining part of Mauna Kea. Only a few percents of this area has been covered by lava in the past 10,000 years. Zone 9 - Kohala Volcano, which last erupted over 60,000 years ago. Lava Flow Hazard map of Haleakala.
The 1984 eruption of Mauna Loa was a Hawaiian eruption in the U.S. state of Hawaii that lasted from March 25 to April 15, 1984. It ended a 9-year period of quiescence at the volcano and continued for 22 days, during which time lava flows and lava fountains issued from the summit caldera and fissures along the northeast and southwest rift zones.
Mauna Loa is a shield volcano with relatively gentle slopes, and a volume estimated at 18,000 cubic miles (75,000 km 3), [5] although its peak is about 125 feet (38 m) lower than that of its neighbor, Mauna Kea. [6] Lava eruptions from Mauna Loa are silica-poor and very fluid, and tend to be non-explosive.
The Mauna Loa eruption occurred in the summit caldera area of the volcano, containing the bulk of lava within the summit area, although lava started flowing downslope in the northeast rift zone ...
Mauna Loa erupted at 11:30 p.m. local time Sunday (4:30 a.m. ET Monday), the U.S. Geological Survey said. ... Residents at risk from Mauna Loa lava flows were advised to "review preparedness and ...
Timelapse footage captured by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows lava flow at the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii from November 30 to December 1.The USGS reported that the eruption at ...
The 2022 eruption of Mauna Loa was an episode of eruptive volcanic activity at Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, located on Hawaiʻi island, Hawaiʻi.Mauna Loa began to erupt shortly before midnight HST on November 27, 2022, when lava flows emerged from fissure vents in Moku‘āweoweo (Mauna Loa's summit caldera).
Lava is shooting into the air and flowing downhill as Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano erupts for the first time in nearly 40 years. For now, lava is not threatening any homes or communities and no ...