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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 ...
Kīlauea. Puʻu ʻŌʻō. The 2018 lower Puna eruption was a volcanic event on the island of Hawaiʻi, on Kīlauea volcano's East Rift Zone that began on May 3, 2018. It is related to the larger eruption of Kīlauea that began on January 3, 1983, though some volcanologists and USGS scientists have discussed whether to classify it as a new ...
Scott Sistek. August 31, 2024 at 9:44 AM. HILO, Hawaii — Seismic activity is increasing again along parts of Hawaii ’s Kilauea volcano, though scientists maintain there is no imminent threat ...
September 17, 2024 at 3:59 PM. HAWAIʻI VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii – After a recent eruption in the East Rift Zone of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, the U.S. Geological Survey has issued an ...
June 8, 2023 at 11:22 AM. An eruption occurs at the summit of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii. (U.S. Geological Survey via AP) (AP) Kilauea, a volcano on Hawaii's Big Island, erupted early Wednesday ...
This is a list of volcanic eruptions from Kīlauea, an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands that is currently erupting. These eruptions have taken place from pit craters and the main caldera, as well as parasitic cones and fissures along the East and Southwest rift zones. They are generally fluid (VEI -0) Hawaiian eruptions, but more ...
Kīlauea Iki. Kīlauea Iki is a pit crater that is next to the main summit caldera of Kīlauea on the island of Hawaiʻi in the Hawaiian Islands. It is known for its eruption in 1959 that started on November 14 and ended on December 20, producing lava fountaining up to 1900 feet and a lava lake in the crater. Today, the surface of the lava lake ...