Kohala Volcano
Updated: Apr 27, 2024 15:36 GMT -
Shield 1668 m / 5472 ft
Hawaiian Islands, United States, 20.08°N / -155.72°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Hawaiian Islands, United States, 20.08°N / -155.72°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Kohala volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
Apr 20, 03:48 pm (Honolulu) | 1.9 23 km | 26 km (16 mi) to the SE | 18 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii | Info | |
Sunday, April 14, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 14, 12:39 am (Honolulu) | 2.1 21 km | 28 km (18 mi) to the E | 2 km NE of Honoka‘a, Hawaii | Info |
Background
The oldest of the volcanoes comprising the island of Hawaii, Kohala forms an oval shield constructed along two NW-SE trending rift zones at the NW tip of the island. Large valleys cut into the NE flanks, including the dramatic Waipio Valley, correspond to the headwall region of the massive Pololu debris avalanche that extended 130 km NE. A caldera that apparently formed during the shield stage was buried by post shield lavas. The youngest volcanic series (the Hawk volcanics) are Potassium-Argon age dated between 0.26-0.06 million years ago.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information