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Active and Potentially Active Hawaiian Volcanoes |
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Volcano | Eruption type | Last eruption | Status | |
Loihi | Lava | 1996 (A.D.) | active | |
Kilauea | Lava, ash | Ongoing since 1983 (A.D.) | active | |
Mauna Loa | Lava | 1984 (A.D.) | active | |
Hualalai | Lava, ash | 1800 to 01 (A.D.) | dormant | |
Haleakala | Lava, ash | 1790 (A.D.) | dormant | |
Mauna Kea | Lava, ash | 4,000 years ago | dormant | |
Kohala | Lava, ash | 120,000 years ago | exctinct ? | |
The information in this table is from (1) Wright and Pierson, 1992 (Living with Volcanoes, USGS Circular 1073); (2) Wolfe, E.W., Wise, S. W., and Dalrymple, B., 1997, The geology and petrology of Mauna Kea Volcano, Hawaii -- A study of postshield volcansim: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1557, p. 129; and (3) Garcia, Rubin, Norman, Rhodes, Graham, Muenow, and Spencer, 1998 (Petrology and geochronology of basalt breccia from the 1996 earthquake swarm of Loihi Seamount, Hawaii: Magmatic history of its 1996 eruption. Bull. Volcanol. vol. 59, p. 577-592). |
A Graphical ViewModified USGS map of lava flows (in red) erupted in approximately the past 1,000 years shown on the Island of Hawaii (the names of the three youngest volcanoes on the island have been added for clarity). Notice that Kilauea Volcano is 90% covered with young flows! Map Source and more details. "active", "dormant" and "extinct" volcano terms explained |
VOLCANO UPDATES Kilauea: We refer you to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (US Geological Survey) website for on-line info about eruptive and seismic activity at Kilauea. |
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Loihi seamount< This page at our site is updated more frequently during times of heightened activity than during times of relative quiessence. |
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