Hualalai Vulkan

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shield volcano

Big Island (Hawai'i), 19.69°N / -155.87°W

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Summit height: 2523 m / 8,277 ft

Aktueller Status: normal / ruhend (1 von 5)

Last update: 22 Mai 2022 (M 4.7 quake yesterday)

Hualalai, the third of the active shield volcano volcanoes on Hawai'i, is located to the northwest and wet of its giant neighbors Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea. Hualalai volcano last erupted during 1800-1801, when it produced lava flows from 5 fissure vents that reached the sea and buried Hawaiian villages.
Hualalai began erupting about 800,000 years ago and breached the sea surface about 300,000 years ago. The volcano has 3 rift zones, the most prominent is the northwest rift, which is about 40 km long and continues into the sea to a depth of 3000 m.

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Typische Aktivität: effusive
Ausbrüche des Hualalai: 1801

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Datum und Uhrzeit	Mag / Tiefe	Distanz / Ort
12. Jun. 03:07 (Weltzeit)	2.3 12 km	19 km südlich	4.5 km nordöstlich von Captain Cook, Hawaii County, Hawaii, USA	Info

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Beschreibung

Hualalai volcano, at the western end of the island, is the third youngest shield volcano on Hawaii. At 2523 m, it is dwarfed by its massive neighbors, Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea. Three rift zones, dotted with cinder cones and spatter cones, trend north, NW, and SE, and converge about 5 km east of the summit. Detailed mapping has shown that 95% of the surface area of the basaltic shield volcano is of Holocene age, more than half is less than 3000 years old, and a quarter is less than 1000 years old.
The only historical eruptions of Hualalai took place during the end of the 18th century and in 1801, when lava flows from vents on the NW rift zone reached the sea and buried Hawaiian villages; the 1801 Huehue lava flow underlies part of the international airport at Kona. The earlier of the two flows, the Kaupulehu lava flow, is notable for its large quantities of lava-encrusted mafic and ultramafic nodular xenoliths.
(Smithsonian / GVP volcano information)

Bedeutende Vulkanausbrüche: Hualalai volcano

In the past 10,000 years, Hualalai has had at least 22 confirmed volcanic eruptions, out of which 2 are documented by historical records, while the others can be inferred from geological evidence.

The table below lists all known eruptions (date in bold face) of Hualalai volcano since around 3000 BC. Updates on the most recent volcanic activity of Hualalai can be found on the news page of Hualalai volcano.

Datum	Hinweis	VEI	Todesopfer	Schaden
1800 - 1801	NW rift zone (520 m) Hist. dokumentiert	?		unbekannt
1800 (Ausbruch 1800 - 1801)	Hist. dokumentiert	0	2	unbekannt	Info
1800: Two persons killed when lava flows surrounded hut at night. Cited references #1412 Simkin, Tom, and Lee Siebert with the collaboration of Russell Blong, Jonathan Dehn, Christopher Newhall, Roland Pool, and Thomas C. Stein (1994): Volcanoes of the World, Second Edition, A Regional Directory, Gazetteer, and Chronology of Volcanism During the Last 10,000 Years, Geoscience Press, Inc., Tucson, Arizona, in association with Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program, Washington, D.C., p. 164-176. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1784 (Ausbruch 1784 ±7 y.)	Hist. dokumentiert	0	1-50 (*)	unbekannt	Info
1784: A number of lives were said to be lost as a result of the Kaupulehu lava flow, although this report first appeared in 1844 after earlier reports mentioned no fatalities. (reference #9675) Cited references #9675 Siebert, Lee, Tom Simkin, Paul Kimberly (2010): Fatalities & Evacuations, Volcanoes of the World, Third Edition, Geoscience Press, Inc., University of California Press, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., p. 329-347. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1784 ±7 y.	NW rift zone (1400-1900 m) Hist. dokumentiert	?		unbekannt
1650 ±50 y. AD	NW rift zone (Luamakami)	1		unbekannt
1240 ±150 y. AD	SSE rift zone (Waha Pele)	2		unbekannt
1150 ? AD	NW rift zone (Puu Alauawa, Nahaha)	?		unbekannt
1050 ±100 y. AD	SSE rift zone (3 km NE of Waha Pele)	1		unbekannt
920 ±50 y. AD	NW rift zone (2 km NW of Luamakami)	?		unbekannt
770 ±200 y. AD	SSE rift zone (4.5 km NW of Waha Pele	1		unbekannt
80 ±75 y. BC	North rift zone (1130-1830 m)	?		unbekannt
350 ±75 y. BC	SE flank (1 km west of Waha Pehe)	?		unbekannt
400 ±75 y. BC	NW rift zone (Luamakami)	?		unbekannt
440 ±50 y. BC	North rift zone (3 km NE of Hainoa)	?		unbekannt
720 ±75 y. BC	North rift zone (700 m ENE of Hainoa)	?		unbekannt
1080 ±200 y. BC		?		unbekannt
1150 ±75 y. BC	NW rift zone (0.7 km NW of Luamakami)	?		unbekannt
1650 ±200 y. BC		?		unbekannt
2040 ±75 y. BC	NW rift zone (0.3 km NW of Hainoa)	?		unbekannt
2440 ±75 y. BC	NW rift zone (1 km W of Hainoa Crater)	?		unbekannt
2770 ±75 y. BC		?		unbekannt

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Unsere Liste von Vulkanausbrüchen orientiert sich eng an der Datenbank des Global Volcanism Project (GVP) des Smithsonian Instituts, der international anerkanntesten globalen Datenquelle für Vulkanausbrüche. Sie schließt aber auch bedeutende Eruptionsepisoden oder damit zusammenhängende Vulkanereignisse ein. Unter "Vulkanausbrüchen" versteht man in der Regel meist Serien einzelner Eruptionsepisoden, die zeitlich aufeinander folgen oder sich (bei mehreren beteiligten Ausbruchspunkten an einem Vulkan) auch überlappen können und unter Umständen viele Jahre, Jahrzehnte oder noch länger andauern können. So ist z.B. die aktuelle Tätigkeit des Stromboli als ein einziger Ausbruch verstanden, der seit 1934 anhält.

Quellen: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K | Global Volcanism Project / Smithsonian Institution

Ausbrüche des Vulkans Hualalai

1929 earthquake swarm
A seismic swarm occurred in 1929 under Hualalai volcano. There were several thousand earthquakes, some of which were felt as far as Honolulu. It is not known but likely that the swarm was caused by magma movements under the volcano.

1800-1801 eruption
The last (and only) historical eruption of Hualalai volcano was witnessed by one of Captain Cook's expedition crew members who had remained on the island. The eruption occurred from 2 fissure vents which fed 2 large lava flows to the west and northwest.
The Kaupulehu lava flow started high on the volcano at an altitude of between 1650-1800 m and reached the sea in 2 lobes between Kona Village Resort and Kiholo Bay, and beneath Kona International Airport. It covered Hawaiian villages at the shore and reached 16 km length.
A second lava flow was erupted from a vent at 500 m and built the Puhiopele cinder cone visible from the highway. This flow reached 6 km length also reached the sea. 3 other very small flows were erupted from vents located between the 2 main vents. ...mehr Infos

Hualalai Volcano FAQ

+When was the last eruption of Hualalai volcano?

The last confirmed eruption of Hualalai occurred während 1800 - 1801.

+How often does Hualalai volcano erupt?

Since 1784, Hualalai volcano has had at least 2 historically documented eruptions. This means that it erupts on average every 121 years.
Many eruptions of Hualalai have lasted more than one year. In total, the volcano has been in eruption during 3 out of 241 years until now. In other words, Hualalai has been active at least one in 80.3 years on average. Note that this value is likely an underestimate, because the known history of eruptions from Hualalai is likely incomplete, especially further back in time.

+When was the largest eruption of Hualalai volcano?

The largest eruption known from the younger geological history of Hualalai volcano occurred ungefähr im Jahr 1240 AD. It only has a VEI (Volcanic Explosivity Index) of , likely because it was a mainly effusive eruption generating lava flows but very little ash.

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Hualalai Vulkan Karten

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