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Loihi volcano
Submarine volcano -975 m / - 3,199 ft
United States, Hawaiian Islands, 18.92°N / -155.27°W
Current status: minor activity or eruption warning (3 out of 5)
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Loihi volcano eruptions:
1996 
Typical eruption style:
unspecified
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Loihi volcano news & activity updates:

Loihi submarine volcano (Hawai'i): earthquake swarms might indicate ongoing or coming eruption
Mon, 26 Jun 2017, 07:38
Recent earthquakes under Loihi volcano (Hawai'i)
Since late May, the volcano hidden beneath the Pacific south of Big Island has been showing markedly increased seismic activity. Several earthquake swarms were detected under the volcano. ...more [read all]
Magnitude 4.2 earthquake detected at Loihi
Mon, 26 Nov 2012, 10:26
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake was detected at Loihi volcano on 25 November. We will wait and see if the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has any more information on this.
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