Nov 18, 2023 · Mauna Kea last erupted about 4,500 years ago and is likely to erupt again. Its quiescent periods between eruptions are long compared to those of the active volcanoes Hualālai (which erupts every few hundred years), Mauna Loa (which erupts every few years to few tens of years) and Kīlauea (which erupts every few years).

Jan 2, 2025 · The continuously recording Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument on Mauna Kea (MKPM, operated by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory) showed no change. Background: Mauna Kea is a shield volcano in the post-shield stage; it last erupted about 4,600 years ago.

They also reflect greater viscosity and volatile content of the lava, which result in thick flows that steepen the edifice and explosive eruptions that build large cinder cones. The Hawaiian name "Mauna Kea" means "White Mountain" but is also known in native traditions and prayers as "Mauna a WAKEA" or "The mountain of WAKEA."

Nov 21, 2023 · Eruptions of Mauna Kea during the postshield stage produced about 850 km 3 of lava between 250,000 and 70,000 years ago. These basalt lava flows and cinder cones, named the Hamakua Volcanics, completely cover the volcano …

Jun 1, 2000 · Mauna Kea's peaceful appearance is misleading. The volcano is not dead. It erupted many times between 60,000 and 4,000 years ago, and some periods of quiet during that time apparently lasted longer than 4,000 years. Given …

Jan 3, 2025 · An early morning view of summit of Mauna Kea, the flank of Mauna Loa, and the current eruption of Kīlauea captured during a USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory helicopter overflight.

5 days ago · Mauna Loa eruptions typically start at the summit and, within minutes to months of eruption onset, can migrate into either the Northeast or Southwest Rift Zone, or radial vents on the north flank. Since its first well-documented eruption in 1843, the volcano has erupted 34 times with intervals between eruptions ranging from months to decades.

Nov 21, 2023 · Mauna Kea, the highest peak on the Island of Hawai‘i (4,207.3 m, 13,803 ft), is a shield volcano built upon the southern flank of Kohala Volcano's eastern rift zone. Read More Glaciers Existed on Mauna Kea During Recent Ice Ages

Jan 3, 2025 · From the Volcano House Hotel in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, the Kīlauea summit eruption plume was visible the morning of January 3, 2025. Mauna Loa is draped in morning alpen-glow in the right side of the image. USGS photo by K. Mulliken.

Jun 3, 2024 · Kīlauea volcano is erupting. A new eruption began at approximately 12:30 a.m. HST on Monday, June 3, likely about a mile (1-2 km) south of Kīlauea caldera and north of the Koa'e fault system and Hilina Pali Road, within Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.