Don’t Let Mauna Loa Cancel Your Big Island Vacation
, 2022-11-16 02:00:00,
No one wants to hear the words “active volcano” and “advisory level” in the same sentence—especially if you’re planning a trip to Hawaiʻi Island, where two of the world’s most active volcanoes are located.
But don’t worry—the threat of an eruption from Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, isn’t expected, according to the Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense Agency, despite an increase in seismic activity since September. On Nov. 15 a swarm of at least 50 small-magnitude earthquakes—below 3.0 magnitude—rattled Mauna Loa, reported the U.S. Geological Survey, but geologists say there are “no signs of an imminent eruption.”
So what’s causing these mini-earthquakes? According to the USGS, the activity is likely being driven by new magma entering between 2 and 5 miles below the volcano’s summit.
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— COH Civil Defense (@CivilDefenseHI) November 16, 2022
If you’re planning a trip to Hawaiʻi Island and concerned about Mauna Loa, don’t be.
Even if there was an eruption at Mauna Loa, Hawaiʻi eruptions are non-explosive with gusher-like lava fountains that generate lava rivers of very fluid basaltic lava. Shield volcanoes don’t explode the way a stratovolcano—like Mount St. Helens in Washington State or Mount Fuji in Japan—would.
A hiker admiring the view of Mauna Loa in the distance on Hawaiʻi Island.
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