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Mauna Loa, or "Long Mountain" in Hawaiian, is located on the island of Hawaii. It is pictured above rising 13,680 ft. (4,170 m) above sea level (this photo was taken from over Loihi seamount, some 30 km or so to the south).
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Mauna Loa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mauna Loa (pronounced /ˌmɔːnə ˈloʊ.ə/ or /ˌmaʊnə ˈloʊ.ə/ in English, in Hawaiian) is the largest volcano on Earth in terms of area covered and one of five volcanoes that fo...
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Mauna Loa has been quiet ever since. Geologists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory on neighboring Kilauea volcano do not expect Mauna Loa to erupt any time soon. Near-surface earthquake activity that typically precedes Hawaii volcano eruptions by years or months isn’t being detected on Mauna Loa currently.
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As for the current repose period, it is now believed that the high levels of activity at Mauna Loa in the period from the 1840s to 1950, with eruptions occurring every few years, was exceptional in the recent geological history of this volcano.
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Daily video news from Hawaii County, featuring the issues, culture and events of the Big Island. ... ; USGS photo: lava from Mauna Loa creeps towards Hilo in March of 1984. ... In this presentation, Lockwood describes Mauna Loa's most recent eruptions and speculates on the nature of its next eruption. ;
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Kilauea's eruptions tend to last longer. But Mauna Loa's can be more dangerous for people because the volcano produces greater amounts of lava and because the slopes are steeper, allowing the molten rock to reach populated areas more quickly.
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Rising gradually to more than 4 km above sea level, Mauna Loa is the largest volcano on our planet. Its long submarine flanks descend to the sea floor an additional 5 km, and the sea floor in turn is depressed by Mauna Loa's great mass another 8 km. This makes the volcano ... Estimated Age of Earliest Subaerial Eruptions;
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hvo.wr.usgs.gov/maunaloa/
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Description of the lava-flow hazards on Mauna Loa Volcano, Hawai`i based on historical eruptions, topography, and the recent eruption history. ... Summary of Historical Eruptions, 1843 - Present ... Polynesian settlers, who first reached Hawai`i about 1500 years ago, preserved almost no record of Mauna Loa's eruptive activity,
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HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii (AP) — It has been a quarter century since Mauna Loa last erupted and lava rushed down the volcano to within 4 ... Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory geologist Frank Trusdell says people tend to forget Mauna Loa is an active volcano because it hasn’t erupted in 25 years.
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www.bigislandbuzz.com/2009/02/25-year-anniversary-of-ma...
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