What are the 5 volcanoes on the Big Island?

The Big Island, for instance, is constructed of 5 major volcanoes: Kilauea, Mauna Loa, Mauna Kea, Hualalai and Kohala.



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Hawai?i's main volcanoes are “shield” volcanoes, which produce lava flows that form gently sloping, shield-like mountains. A good example is Maunaloa, the most massive mountain on earth, deceptively covering half of Hawai?i Island.

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5 of the Most Explosive Volcanic Eruptions
  • Mount Tambora, Indonesia (1815) — VEI-7.
  • Krakatoa, Indonesia (1883) — VEI-6.
  • Mount Vesuvius, Italy (79 A.D.) — VEI-5.
  • Mount Pinatubo, Philippines (1991) — VEI-6.
  • Yellowstone, U.S. (640,000-plus years ago) — VEI-8.


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Mauna Loa, which means long mountain in Hawaiian, is the largest active volcano in the world. It covers 2,035 sq miles (5,271 sq km), and is one of a chain of five volcanoes which form Hawaii's Big Island. This one volcano alone comprises half of the whole island.

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The volcano, located on the Big Island, last erupted in June. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said there was no immediate threat to people or property.

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Located only 10 miles (15 km) from the coastal areas of the town of Kailua-Kona, the summit of Hualalai rises to 8,271 ft (2,521 m).

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During the morning of September 11, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists conducted an overflight of the new eruption within the Kilauea summit caldera. The eruption is occurring in the east portion of Halema?uma?u crater and on the downdropped block to the east, which formed during the 2018 summit collapse.

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Hawaii has five main volcanoes that are considered active. Four of these active volcanoes are located on Big Island. They include Kilauea, Mauna Loa, Mauna Kea, and Hualalai. The other is located on Maui and it is Mount Haleakala.

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