The collapse volume at the summit nearly matched the effused lava volume on the rift zone. In this regard, 1868 was a little ...
Hawaii officials are bracing for eruptions from the world’s largest — long dormant — volcano to continue for “a couple of weeks” Johnny Dodd is a senior writer at PEOPLE, who focuses on ...
March 27 marks the anniversary of the onset of Mauna Loa’s dramatic 1868 eruption, when lava flows from the Southwest Rift ...
Still, there seems to be enough evidence that some sort of collapse occurred at Mauna Loa’s summit in 1868, which remains notable as the only such event in the volcano’s documented history.
March 27 marks the anniversary of the onset of Mauna Loa’s dramatic 1868 eruption, when lava flows from the Southwest Rift Zone severely impacted the Ka‘u district. However, this may not have been the ...