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This is a list of volcanic eruptions from Mauna Loa, an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands that last erupted in 2022. These eruptions have taken place from the main caldera and fissures along rift zones.
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).
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.
In the U.S. and its territories, there are 161 potentially active volcanoes, including Mauna Loa. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, there are around 1,350 potentially active volcanoes ...
The eruption began in Moku‘āweoweo, the summit caldera of Mauna Loa, inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, the agency said, as it upgraded the volcano's alert level from an "advisory" to a ...
2023–2024 Sundhnúkur eruptions: 0 Mauna Loa [115] Hawaii, United States 2022 2022 eruption of Mauna Loa: 3 Cumbre Vieja [116] Canary Islands, Spain 2021 1 Strombolian fissure eruption resulting in one person dead, over one billion dollars in damage and the destruction of over 2,500 buildings. 1 Mount Nyiragongo [117] Democratic Republic of ...
In the U.S. and its territories, there are 161 potentially active volcanoes, including Mauna Loa. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, there are around 1,350 potentially active volcanoes ...
The first eruption in 38 years of Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, is drawing visitors to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, which is open 24 hours a day. “The viewing has been ...