West Maui Volcano
Updated: 24 apr. 2024 02:51 GMT -
Shield 1764 m / 5787 ft
Hawaiian Islands, United States, 20.88°N / -156.6°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Hawaiian Islands, United States, 20.88°N / -156.6°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Eruzioni del vulcano West Maui: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
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Background
The Pleistocene West Maui shield volcano is deeply dissected by spectacular steep-sided valleys that extend from the north and east into the summit caldera. Late-stage cinder cones and lava flows on the W flank were mapped as Recent by Stearns (1946). Mullineaux et al. (1987) indicated that the youngest lava flows are more than 25,000 years old, and the youngest K-Ar dates obtained are older than one million years (Sherrod et al., 2007).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information