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Last eruption. September 15–20, 2024. Kīlauea (US: / ˌkɪləˈweɪə / KIL-ə-WAY-ə, Hawaiian: [kiːlɐwˈwɛjə]) is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands. It is located along the southeastern shore of Hawaii Island. The volcano is between 210,000 and 280,000 years old and grew above sea level about 100,000 years ago.
Coordinates. 19°24′43″N 155°16′33″W / 19.41194°N 155.27583°W / 19.41194; -155.27583. Naming. Native name. Kaluapele (Hawaiian) Geology. Last eruption. 1982. The Kīlauea Caldera (Hawaiian: Kaluapele [2]), officially gazetted as Kīlauea Crater, is a caldera located at the summit of Kīlauea, an active shield volcano in ...
1987 (11th Session) Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park is a national park of the United States located in Hawaii on the island of Hawaii. The park encompasses two active volcanoes: Kīlauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, and Mauna Loa, the world's largest shield volcano. The park provides scientists with insight into the development ...
Loaded 0%. Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, one of the most active in the world, is erupting again, prompting a volcano watch alert in surrounding areas, according to officials. The eruption is occurring ...
HAWAII– The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii continues erupting Thursday, nearly a week after eruptive activity first began. Videos from the U.S. Geological Survey showed lava spewing from a fissure in ...
Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting early Monday in a remote area that last erupted a half-century ago, the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ...
2008 Map of Kīlauea Caldera with Halemaʻumaʻu lower left. Halemaʻumaʻu (six syllables: HAH-lay-MAH-oo-MAH-oo) is a pit crater within the much larger Kīlauea Caldera at the summit of Kīlauea volcano on island of Hawaiʻi. The roughly circular crater was 770 meters (2,530 ft) x 900 m (2,950 ft) before collapses that roughly doubled the ...
September 18, 2024 at 3:08 PM. The Kilauea volcano inside of the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is currently erupting in a remote and closed area of the park. According to the Hawaiian Volcano ...