Is Hawaii at risk volcano?

A change in the current effusive period at Kilauea will present significant hazards from future explosive eruptions, including fast-moving pyroclastic flows and surges across the volcano's summit area, as well as tephra falling over broad areas of the Island of Hawai'i.



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Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano, one of the most active in the world, has erupted again after a brief pause in activity. This is now Kilauea's third eruption this year.

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There is actually little danger from volcanoes to almost all who live and visit Hawaii. Nevertheless, volcanoes in Hawaii can pose two types of threats to living things. They are the lava flows and vog.

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Zone 9, considered the least hazardous region, consists of Kohala, a volcano that has not erupted for 60,000 years. Sources/Usage: Public Domain. Lava-flow hazard zones map, Island of Hawai'i.

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Zone 3 includes areas gradationally less hazardous than zone 2 because of greater distance from recently active vents or because the topography makes it less likely that flows will cover these areas. Developed areas between Kea`au and Pahoa and on the south side of Highway 11 between Kea`au and Volcano are in zone 3.

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The HTA added: “Currently, travel is still welcomed to the island of Hawaii. Visitors are encouraged to contact their hotel accommodations provider and airlines for updates that could affect their stay on island.”

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Should eruptions occur in the lower SouthWest or NorthEast rift zones of Mauna Loa, the communities of Hilo and South Kona could likely come in the path of lava flows. But if the eruption is contained within the summit caldera, it should not affect the communities in a detrimental way.

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Rising gradually to more than 4 km (2.5 mi) above sea level, Hawaii's Mauna Loa is the largest active volcano on our planet. Its submarine flanks descend to the sea floor an additional 5 km (3 mi), and the sea floor in turn is depressed by Mauna Loa's great mass another 8 km (5 mi).

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If you live anywhere near an active or dormant volcano, you should be prepared to evacuate at a moment's notice as eruptions are not always predictable. The danger area around a volcano covers approximately a 20-mile radius; however, some danger may exist 100 miles or more from a volcano.

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