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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.
Kohala is thought to have last erupted 120,000 years ago. However, several samples of a more recent date have been obtained. Two samples collected about 120 m (390 ft) apart, obtained from Waipiʻo Valley on the volcano's east flank in 1977, were dated reliably to 60,000 years.
Kīlauea's eruption from January 3, 1983, to 2018 was by far its longest-duration period of activity in modern times, as well as one of the longest-duration eruptions documented on Earth; as of January 2011, the eruption had produced 3.5 km 3 (1 cu mi) of lava and resurfaced 123.2 km 2 (48 sq mi) of land.
The eruption couldn't trigger a tsunami or earthquakes on land, but it would expel enormous amounts of lava into the ocean. In 2015, Axial spewed out 5.5 billion cubic feet of lava.
Seven villages were affected by the eruption. [76] A larger eruption occurred on 7 November. [77] On 8 November, the volcano erupted several times, one bearing an ash plume with a height reaching 10 km (6.2 mi). [78] On 9 November, it erupted again, scrambling authorities to evacuate approximately 16,000 people from nearby villages. [79] 2 ...
The largest active volcano in the world, Mauna Loa, is erupting after 38 years. This is how the eruption might affect travel plans to Hawaii. What travelers to Hawaii can expect following Mauna ...
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Lava bed after eruption, photograph by Henry L. Chase, 1868. Kīlauea was the most affected by the lateral displacement associated with the earthquake, as it did not have another major eruption until 1919. [3] It also disrupted the magma system beneath Mauna Loa, as is shown both in reduced lava volumes and an abrupt change in the lava ...