Mauna Kea Volcano
Updated: 19 apr. 2024 13:07 GMT -
Shield volcano 4205 m / 13,796 ft
United States, Hawaiian Islands, 19.82°N / -155.47°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
United States, Hawaiian Islands, 19.82°N / -155.47°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Last update: 21 mar 2022 (M 4.5 earthquake today)
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Eruzioni del vulcano Mauna Kea: 2460 BC ±100 years
Latest nearby earthquakes
Data / ora | Mag. / Prof. | Distanza / Ubicazione | |||
14 apr 07:07 (Honolulu) | 2.0 24 km | 10.4 km a nord | 16 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii | Info |
Background
Mauna Kea, Hawaii's highest volcano, reaches 4205 m, only 35 m above its neighbor, Mauna Loa. In contrast to Mauna Loa, Mauna Kea lacks a summit caldera and is capped by a profusion of cinder cones and pyroclastic deposits. Mauna Kea's rift zones are less pronounced than on neighboring volcanoes, and the eruption of voluminous, late-stage pyroclastic material has buried much of the early basaltic shield volcano, giving the volcano a steeper and more irregular profile. This transition took place about 250,000 to 200,000 years ago, and much of Mauna Kea, whose Hawaiian name means "White Mountain," was constructed during the Pleistocene. Its age and high altitude make it the only Hawaiian volcano with glacial moraines. A road that reaches a cluster of astronomical observatories on the summit also provides access to seasonal tropical skiing. The latest eruptions at Mauna Kea produced a series of cinder cones and lava flows from vents on the northern and southern flanks during the early to mid Holocene.---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Mauna Kea Volcano Photos
Vulcano Mauna Kea, parzialmente tra le nuvole, Big Island, Hawaii (Photo: Janka)
Un'ampia vista sul terreno secco e deserto del vulcano Mauna Kea, Big Island, Hawaii (Photo: Janka)
Bellissimo cono di scorie rosso sul vulcano Mauna Kea, Big Island, Hawaii (Photo: Janka)
Cono di scorie nella regione montuosa del vulcano Mauna Kea, Big Island, Hawaii (Photo: Janka)
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