Mauna loa. Medical search. Frequent questions

Mauna Loa's most recent eruption began on November 27, 2022 and ended on December 13th. (wikipedia.org)
Mauna Loa's activation was upgraded to a red warning Sunday night from the previous yellow color code. (kxan.com)
Tilt data from a site near the northwest rim of Mauna Loa's summit caldera. (usgs.gov)
The tiltmeter responds to daily and seasonal temperature fluctuations as well as possible changes in Mauna Loa's magma storage system. (usgs.gov)
Mauna Loa's eruption of 1916: Great expectations? (usgs.gov)
Since the lava supply was divided between the lobes, neither flow reached the ocean to create havoc for the communities on Mauna Loa's flank. (usgs.gov)
Scientists monitoring the unsettled geological activity on Hawaii's biggest island say that while an eruption of the volcano that dominates the landscape isn't yet imminent, Mauna Loa's long nap may be coming to an end . (forbes.com)
And while the smaller shield volcano on Mauna Loa's eastern slope garners international attention for its tantrums, its big sibling has been slumbering since it last erupted in 1984. (forbes.com)
Mauna Loa's eruption began Sunday evening. (bestlifeonline.com)
Thankfully both were spared, as output from Mauna Loa's vents slowed in the first few days of April, with the eruption declared over on April 15, 1984. (bestlifeonline.com)
Mauna Loa's 1868 eruption caused the largest earthquake in Hawaii's history. (avivadirectory.com)
Mauna Loa's Non-Dairy Macadamia Milk Ice Cream comes in a variety of flavors, with more on the way, and is available online at MaunaLoa.com and in-stores nationwide. (prweb.com)
With caramel, a top-rated flavor in the ice cream category, Mauna Loa's creamy Molokaʻi Sea Salt & Caramel delivers a plant-based alternative to consumers looking for dairy-free options without sacrificing taste or texture. (prweb.com)
This image is from a research camera positioned on a cone in Mauna Loa's Southwest Rift Zone in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. (mauinow.com)
This image is from a temporary thermal camera located on the north rim of Mauna Loa's summit caldera. (mauinow.com)
A USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory chemist conducts thermal imaging measurements as part of a geochemical survey on Mauna Loa's upper Southwest Rift Zone in March 2016. (hawaii247.com)
BOTTOM: Change in distance across Mauna Loa's summit caldera between 2010 and September 17, 2015. (hawaii247.com)
It was Mauna Loa's longest period of repose, said Ken Hon, the observatory's scientist in charge. (wlrh.org)
Lava-viewers in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park enjoyed the added rare marvel of being able to see Mauna Loa's smaller neighbor, Kilauea, erupting at the same time. (wlrh.org)
During Mauna Loa's eruption, many Hawaiians took part in cultural traditions, such as singing, chanting and dancing to honor Pele, the deity of volcanoes and fire, and leaving offerings known as "hookupu. (wlrh.org)
Lua Poholo, a pit crater located on the northern side of Moku'āweoweo, Mauna Loa's summit caldera, near where the Northeast Rift Zone meets the summit caldera. (fox9.com)
Mauna Loa's eruptions differ from Kilauea's in part because it is taller. (iasabhiyan.com)

Aerial view of a trail of lava flow from the Mauna Loa volcano on Monday, Nov. 28. (kxan.com)
A map detailing potential lava flow speed from Mauna Loa. (forbes.com)
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A private road leading to a key climate monitoring station is now blocked after lava flow from Mauna Loa crossed over the area overnight. (hawaiinewsnow.com)
Lava flow - Northeast rift zone eruption of Mauna Loa. (mauinow.com)
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii ( KHNL /Gray News) - Hawaii Volcano Observatory scientists said the lava flow from Mauna Loa is moving at a slower pace as it spreads into flatter area. (wgem.com)
This lava flow crossed the Mauna Loa Weather Observatory Road at approximately 8 p.m. yesterday evening, November 29, and the flow front was located approximately 6 miles (10 km) from Saddle Road at 7 a.m. (hawaiifreepress.com)
A deserted beach at the edge on an old Mauna Loa lava flow is viewed on December 16, 2016, in this aerial photo taken along the Kona Kohala Coast, Hawaii. (fox9.com)

The most recent eruption of Mauna Loa in 1984 saw lava reach the outskirts of Hilo on the other side of the island - home to the University of Hawaii - but with several weeks warning. (forbes.com)
Illustrating this, the last time the Mauna Loa erupted in March 1984, the eruption also began in the summit, following its longest "quiet" stretch in history. (bestlifeonline.com)
Mauna Loaâ€™s renewed activity, especially the recent earthquake and deformation changes, has HVO scientists polishing old keys while developing new ones that were technologically inconceivable prior to the volcanoâ€™s most recent eruption in 1984. (hawaii247.com)
The last time Mauna Loa erupted was in 1984, when its lava reached about 4.5 miles from Hilo, the largest population center on the Big Island. (keyt.com)

Lava eruptions from Mauna Loa are silica-poor and very fluid, and tend to be non-explosive. (wikipedia.org)
Following the pattern of Hawaiian volcano formation, Mauna Loa would have started as a submarine volcano, gradually building itself up through underwater eruptions of alkali basalt before emerging from the sea through a series of surtseyan eruptions about 400,000 years ago. (wikipedia.org)
On several occasions large earthquakes have preceded past eruptions of Mauna Loa, though these have typically been larger than today's earthquakes. (ktar.com)
An eruption does not necessarily mean a threat to people or property though, as half of the eruptions recorded from Mauna Loa have remained contained to the remote summit area. (forbes.com)
Lava eruptions from Kilauea in 2018, which typically produces a lower volume of material compared to Mauna Loa, still managed to destroy a number of homes and other infrastructure. (forbes.com)
(BIVN) - With an apparent pause in the eruptions at both Mauna Loa and Kīlauea, officials have downgraded the alert levels for both volcanoes from WATCH to ADVISORY, and the Aviation Color Codes from ORANGE to YELLOW. (bigislandvideonews.com)
Mauna Loa, the world's largest volcano, began spewing molten rock Nov. 27 after being quiet for 38 years , drawing onlookers to take in the incandescent spectacle, and setting some nerves on edge early on among people who've lived through destructive eruptions. (wlrh.org)
Mauna Loa's eruptions differ from Kilauea's in part because it is taller. (fox9.com)
Frank Trusdell, research geologist at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, which is part of the U.S. Geological Survey, said data indicates that Mauna Loa has a much larger magma reservoir than Kilauea, which may allow it to hold more lava and rest longer between eruptions than Kilauea. (fox9.com)
Mauna Loa and Kilauea are in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, which remains open as it urges spectators to view the dual eruptions safely. (keyt.com)
Mauna Loa In Hawaii volcanic eruptions Mauna Loa In Hawaii The world's largest active volcano has begun erupting, prompting volcanic ash and debris to fall nearby, authorities said Monday. (uslivenic.com)
Mauna Loa has a much larger magma reservoir than Kilauea, which may allow it to hold more lava and rest longer between eruptions than Kilauea. (iasabhiyan.com)
Hawaii volcanoes like Mauna Loa tend not to have explosion eruptions like this. (iasabhiyan.com)

MAUNA LOA, Hawaii ( KHON ) - The world's largest active volcano is erupting for the first time in nearly four decades, causing quite the show. (kxan.com)
Within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is the world's largest active volcano, Mauna Loa. (bestlifeonline.com)

The Big Island of Hawaii is really a collection of five volcanoes poking out of the Pacific Ocean, including one of the world's most active - Kilauea - and the world's largest: Mauna Loa, making up about half the island's land mass. (forbes.com)
Kilauea is no longer erupting," the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said in a statement Tuesday, followed by a separate one saying, "Mauna Loa is no longer erupting. (wlrh.org)
So, Kilauea may have been diminishing already and the Mauna Loa eruption may have caused enough physical changes to stop it, or it may have just been headed to stop on its own," Hon said. (wlrh.org)
Will Mauna Loa erupt like Kilauea? (fox9.com)
Mauna Loa started erupting November 27, about 21 miles from where Kilauea has been erupting since last year. (keyt.com)
Mauna Loa shares the Hawaiian hot spot with its smaller active siblings Kilauea and Loihi seamount. (hawaii-guide.com)
Elastic interaction between Mauna Loa and Kilauea evidenced by independent component analysis. (bvsalud.org)
The contrasting dynamics between Mauna Loa and Kilauea have been studied over the last 100 years from multiple viewpoints. (bvsalud.org)
We analysed DInSAR data and GPS measurements of ground deformation patterns associated with the activity of Mauna Loa and Kilauea volcanoes . (bvsalud.org)
Using GPS measurements, we computed the areal strain on 15 triplets of stations for Kilauea volcano and 11 for Mauna Loa volcano . (bvsalud.org)
The results revealed anticorrelated ground deformation behaviour of the main calderas of Mauna Loa and Kilauea, meaning that the opposite response is seen in the ground deformation of one volcano with respect to the other. (bvsalud.org)
At the same time , Kilauea exhibits a more complex pattern, with an additional component, which appears not to be correlated with the dynamics of Mauna Loa . (bvsalud.org)
The most relevant finding is that the Mauna Loa shallow plumbing system can affect the shallowest magmatic reservoir of Kilauea, while the opposite scenario is unlikely. (bvsalud.org)

(BIVN) - On March 14, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory's webcam captured an image (above) of a double rainbow, which they say "seems to end in Moku'āweoweo, the caldera at the summit of Mauna Loa. (bigislandvideonews.com)
Sixteen microearthquakes were located beneath the summit caldera and upper elevations of Mauna Loa during the past week," Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists wrote. (bigislandvideonews.com)
The Hawaii Volcano Observatory received reports "of lava overflowing into the southwest portion on the Mauna Loa caldera" on Monday morning, but no evacuation orders are in place, and the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (EMA) confirmed that "there are NO indications that it threatens populated areas. (bestlifeonline.com)
This image is from a temporary research camera positioned on the north rim of Mokuʻāweoweo, the summit caldera of Mauna Loa volcano by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. (mauinow.com)
In September 2015, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) raised the Volcano Alert Level for Mauna Loa from â€œnormalâ€ to â€œadvisoryâ€ because of increased activity beneath the mountainâ€™s summit caldera and upper Southwest Rift Zone (SWRZ). (hawaii247.com)
HVO has one gas monitoring station in Mauna Loaâ€™s summit caldera that continuously measures the concentrations of CO2 and SO2, as well as temperature, at the gas vent. (hawaii247.com)

As the initial response to the latest innovation has been highly positive, Mauna Loa plans to release additional flavors in 2022, with the next being Molokaʻi Sea Salt & Caramel. (prweb.com)
HVO field crews are at the summit of Mauna Loa to make observations and collect information about the eruption that began on Nov. 27, 2022. (mauinow.com)
Mauna Loa began erupting about 1130PM Sunday, November 27, 2022. (hawaiifreepress.com)
A UH Hilo introductory geology class on a field trip to view the Maunaloa eruption from Saddle Road, Nov. 29, 2022. (hawaii.edu)
UH Hilo geology students view the flows of lava on Maunaloa, Nov. 29, 2022. (hawaii.edu)
UH Hilo geology student Baylee McDade uses a hand lens to examine a lava sample from the 2022 Maunaloa eruption, before preparing a wafer for the EDXRF, to determine the precise composition of the basalt. (hawaii.edu)
For the first time in 38 years, after several months of increased seismic activity, Mauna Loa erupted in late 2022 . (hawaii-guide.com)

The eruption of Maunaloa, which began on Sunday, has created a spectacular living laboratory and real world classroom for students, faculty, and staff at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo. (hawaii.edu)
In past years, they also have worked with Cheryl Gansecki , a UH Hilo geology lecturer and researcher specializing in volcanology, on newly erupted samples from Kīlauea-and now this week on Maunaloa-to track changes in the eruption. (hawaii.edu)
Health hazard evaluation report: HHE-79-31-699, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Mauna Loa Observatory, Hilo, Hawaii. (cdc.gov)

Fountains up to 65 feet (20 m) high erupt from fissures on the northeast flank of Mauna Loa early Sunday morning, July 6, 1975. (nps.gov)
This sequence of earthquakes appears to be related to readjustments along the southeast flank of Mauna Loa volcano," the observatory said. (ktar.com)
Many visitors from around the state flocked to see the outbreak, the first flank eruption on Mauna Loa since 1907. (usgs.gov)
This outbreak was also notable for being the smallest flank eruption of Mauna Loa on record. (usgs.gov)
The upper flank of Mauna Loa forms the skyline. (mauinow.com)
All lava flows are on the northeast flank of Mauna Loa. (hawaiifreepress.com)
Another exciting volcanic gas geochemistry development involves close cooperation with scientists from NOAAâ€™s Mauna Loa Observatory (MLO), located on the volcanoâ€™s north flank at an elevation of 3380 m (11,100 ft). (hawaii247.com)

On Mauna Loa, the lava supply to the Fissure 3 vent on the Northeast Rift Zone ceased on December 10th, and the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says sulfur dioxide emissions have decreased to near pre-eruption background levels. (bigislandvideonews.com)
Lava supply to a Mauna Loa fissure ceased on Saturday, the observatory said, and volcanic tremor and earthquakes associated with the eruption "greatly diminished. (wlrh.org)

The U.S. Geological Survey has webcams that show the rift zones and summit of Mauna Loa. (kxan.com)
Covering half of the island of Hawaii , Mauna Loa rises approximately 2.5 miles above sea level, with its summit around 10.5 miles above its base on the sea floor, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). (bestlifeonline.com)
On Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said there's a "very high probability" that lava from the Mauna Loa eruption will reach the highway and is urging residents to be prepared. (wgem.com)

If or when lava from the current eruption reaches the critical highway largely depends on how long Mauna Loa erupts, a volcano expert said. (keyt.com)

The average Mauna Loa eruption is not typically prolonged, lasting a couple of weeks, said Ken Hon, the scientist-in-charge at the HVO. (kxan.com)

HONOLULU (AP) - A magnitude 5.0 earthquake was the strongest of a series of temblors that struck Friday on Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano on the planet that scientists say is in a "state of heightened unrest. (ktar.com)
General Kenneth Hara activated 20 Hawai'i National Guard service members on Monday and placed them on active duty to assist Hawai'i County with traffic control and other roles in the Mauna Loa eruption," Hawaii's Emergency Management Agency said Monday. (keyt.com)

The largest subaerial volcano (as opposed to subaqueous volcanoes) in both mass and volume, Mauna Loa has historically been considered the largest volcano on Earth, dwarfed only by Tamu Massif. (wikipedia.org)
Because of the potential hazards it poses to population centers, Mauna Loa is part of the Decade Volcanoes program, which encourages studies of the world's most dangerous volcanoes. (wikipedia.org)
Like all Hawaiian volcanoes, Mauna Loa was created as the Pacific tectonic plate moved over the Hawaii hotspot in the Earth's underlying mantle. (wikipedia.org)
Mauna Loa is one of five subaerial volcanoes that make up the island of Hawaiʻi. (wikipedia.org)
At 1 million to 600,000 years of age, Mauna Loa is the second youngest of the five volcanoes on the island, making it the third youngest volcano in the Hawaiian - Emperor seamount chain, a chain of shield volcanoes and seamounts extending from Hawaii to the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench in Russia. (wikipedia.org)
The island of Hawaii has five volcanoes including Mauna Loa. (avivadirectory.com)
Traditional Hawaiians believed that a goddess of fire, Pele, lived in volcanoes such as Mauna Loa. (avivadirectory.com)
Mauna Loa is one of five volcanoes that together make up the Big Island of Hawaii, which is the southernmost island in the Hawaiian archipelago. (fox9.com)
(Encyclopedia) Mauna Loa mouˈnə lōˈə [key], volcano, 13,680 ft (4,170 m) high, in the S central part of the island of Hawaii, in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, the largest active volcano in the world. (infoplease.com)

For over 40 years, Mauna Loa has been committed to making perfectly roasted macadamia nuts on the big island of Hawai'i. (safeway.com)
MAUNA LOA, Hawai'i - Mauna Loa Volcano is not erupting, and rates of deformation and seismicity have not changed significantly in the past week. (bigislandvideonews.com)
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The Maunaloa eruption provides spectacular viewing from Saddle Road on Hawai'i Island. (hawaii.edu)

The ground is shaking and swelling at Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano in the world, indicating that it could erupt. (fox9.com)
Mauna Loa is the largest active volcano in the world. (hawaii-guide.com)

Mauna Loa began to erupt at about the 3,355 m (11,000 ft) elevation on the southwest rift zone. (usgs.gov)
Where will Mauna Loa erupt from? (fox9.com)
Scientists can't tell far in advance when and where Mauna Loa will open new vents and erupt. (fox9.com)

It is an active shield volcano with relatively gentle slopes, with a volume estimated at 18,000 cubic miles (75,000 km3), although its peak is about 125 feet (38 m) lower than that of its neighbor, Mauna Kea. (wikipedia.org)
Mauna Loa is a typical shield volcano in form, taking the shape of a long, broad dome extending down to the ocean floor whose slopes are about 12° at their steepest, a consequence of its extremely fluid lava. (wikipedia.org)
Mauna Loa is a "shield volcano", which means it is a gently sloping mountain produced from a large number of generally very fluid lava flows. (hawaii-guide.com)

The broad flanks of that volcano, Hualalai, sit between Mauna Loa's southwest rift zone and Kailua-Kona and would block any lava heading toward the coastal community. (fox9.com)

Scientists at the observatory were monitoring Mauna Loa closely for changes. (ktar.com)
No pots of gold were observed-only patches of snow from recent winter storms," the scientists wrote as they posted the image to the HVO website, the first photo in the Mauna Loa section of the website to added since December 3, 2017. (bigislandvideonews.com)
Mauna Loa is an active volcano and scientists continually monitor it for signs of eruption. (avivadirectory.com)

With our special dry roasting process, Mauna Loa delivers premium quality macadamia nuts known for their signature crunch and rich buttery flavor in every bite! (safeway.com)
It's an incredible feeling for our team to have been able to introduce innovation to not only our historic brand, after 75 years of focusing primarily on our macadamia nut lines, but also to the category of plant-based ice cream that has been gaining momentum in recent years, throughout every retail channel," said Danielle Laubenstein , Director of Global Marketing for Mauna Loa. (prweb.com)
The success of the initial launch has prompted a high demand for Mauna Loa to innovate further within the category - taking the macadamia nut where it's never gone before - and adding additional variety and Hawaiian flavors to its lineup. (prweb.com)

The summit area and northeast rift zone of Mauna Loa, Hawaii, are shown in this Landsat Thematic Mapper image, which highlights pahoehoe lava flows in red and a'a flows in black. (usra.edu)
Fiery skies above Big Island after the eruption of Mauna Loa that took place just before midnight on Sunday, Nov. 27 in Hawaii. (kxan.com)
Lava flowing out of Mauna Loa after the volcano started an eruption just before midnight Sunday, Nov. 27 on Hawaii Island. (kxan.com)
Mauna Loa started erupting on Sunday just before midnight on Hawaii Island. (kxan.com)
But over the past week, the Hawaii Volcano Observatory recorded over 200 small magnitude earthquakes below Mauna Loa. (forbes.com)
Rent or buy Wyndham Mauna Loa Village by the Sea timeshare: This resort is located minutes from the beach on Big Island of Hawaii. (baytreesolutions.com)
The most widely cited monitoring location for CO2 is on Mauna Loa in Hawaii. (climatedepot.com)
Hawaii Civil Defense said monthly siren testing will take place on Thursday and ensured residents that the alert is not related to the Mauna Loa eruption. (wgem.com)
(Encyclopedia) Mauna Kea mouˈnə kāˈə [key], dormant volcano, 13,796 ft (4,205 m) high, in the south central part of the island of Hawaii. (infoplease.com)
(Encyclopedia) Mauna Kea Observatories mouˈnə kāˈə [key], astronomical observatory complex located on Mauna Kea peak, the "white mountain" on the island of Hawaii, at an altitude of more than 13,600 ft (4,1. (infoplease.com)
Mauna Loa, or 'Long Mountain' in Hawaiian, is located on the island of Hawaii. (hawaii-guide.com)
In 1868, an eruption from Mauna Loa caused the largest recorded earthquake in Hawaii, a magnitude 8 by modern standards. (hawaii-guide.com)
Mauna Loa Ozeano Bareko Hawaii uhartea ( Ameriketako Estatu Batuetako Hawaii estatuan) eratzen duten bost sumendietako bat da. (wikipedia.org)

When one considers that the flanks of Mauna Loa sit on sea floor that is about 16,400 ft (5,000 M) deep, the "height" of this volcano relative to neighboring land (the sea floor) is more like 30,080 ft (9,170 m)! (hawaii-guide.com)

Mauna Loa has likely been erupting for at least 700,000 years, and may have emerged above sea level about 400,000 years ago. (wikipedia.org)
Mauna Loa is not erupting and there are no signs of an imminent eruption at this time. (ktar.com)
Mauna Loa Volcano is not erupting. (bigislandvideonews.com)

Select deformation instruments on Mauna Loa volcano. (usgs.gov)
For more information on how electronic tiltmeters and GPS receivers help monitor the deformation of Mauna Loa Volcano, see the HVO Deformation page . (usgs.gov)
Since last Septemberâ€™s announcement, and, in fact, since mid-2014, when Mauna Loa activity first began to increase, not only have the rates of earthquake and surface deformation waxed and waned, the locations of earthquakes and inflation have shifted as well. (hawaii247.com)
The results indicate that the ground deformation of Mauna Loa is associated with a dike-shaped source located at 6.2 km depth. (bvsalud.org)

Mauna Loa has been monitored intensively by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory since 1912. (wikipedia.org)
Mauna Loa is monitored by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory which was created in 1912. (avivadirectory.com)

Prior to this outbreak, the eruptive pattern for Mauna Loa since 1868 was one of alternating between rift zones following a summit eruption. (usgs.gov)

For example, HVOâ€™s seismic network is considerably expanded (more seismometers with more sensitive sensors) and more robust to survive the harsh Mauna Loa environment, especially at high altitude. (hawaii247.com)

Observations of the atmosphere are undertaken at the Mauna Loa Observatory, and of the Sun at the Mauna Loa Solar Observatory, both located near the mountain's summit. (wikipedia.org)
I have previously shown that a simple model of the CO2 variations since 1959 forced with anthropogenic emissions accurately explain the Mauna Loa observations (see Fig. 2 , explanation here ). (climatedepot.com)

USGS reported that access to NOAA's Mauna Loa Observatory is now blocked as the eruption continues to move down the northeast rift zone. (hawaiinewsnow.com)
The Northeast Rift Zone eruption of Mauna Loa continues, with two active fissures feeding lava flows downslope. (hawaiifreepress.com)

It'll probably come around the north side of Pu'u Huluhulu, which is right at the Mauna Kea turnoff on Saddle Road," Hon at a news conference Wednesday. (wgem.com)
And right across from it on Saddle Road is the tallest mountain in the Pacific, Mauna Kea . (hawaii-guide.com)

It is not known at this time if this sequence of earthquakes is directly related to the ongoing unrest on Mauna Loa. (ktar.com)

In addition, much of the mountain is invisible even underwater: its mass depresses the crust beneath it by another 8 km (5 mi), in the shape of an inverse mountain, meaning the total height of Mauna Loa from the start of its eruptive history is about 17,170 m (56,000 ft). (wikipedia.org)

HONOLULU - The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) advises the public to be prepared for air quality impacts due to the Mauna Loa eruption. (hawaii.gov)

Officials with the USGS and HVO are warning that "based on past events, the early stages of a Mauna Loa eruption can be very dynamic and the location and advance of lava flows can change rapidly. (kxan.com)
However, while the eruption is currently under control, officials warn that circumstances can change quite quickly at Mauna Loa. (bestlifeonline.com)

Over the next couple of months we hope to add another continuous gas monitoring site on Mauna Loaâ€™s SWRZ, not far from where the earthquakes and inflation are currently concentrated. (hawaii247.com)

The first non-Hawaiian to climb Mauna Loa was Archibald Menzies in 1794. (avivadirectory.com)

To the native Hawaiians that first populated the island, the volcano became known as Mauna Loa, or Long Mountain-indicative of its gradual slopes that encompass some 19,000 cubic miles, making it the largest volcano in the world. (smithsonianmag.com)

Mauna Loa lava didn't pose a threat to any communities, but got within 1.7 miles (2.7 kilometers) of a major highway that connects the east and west sides of the island . (wlrh.org)
It's not the tallest (that title goes to Mauna Kea) but it's the largest and makes up about half of the island's land mass. (fox9.com)

Residents across Kona shared photos and videos of the glow from Mauna Loa overnight with Nexstar's KHON . (kxan.com)
USGS reported that lava has crossed the road to NOAA's Mauna Loa Observatory overnight. (hawaiinewsnow.com)

The west side's most populous town would be protected from any Mauna Loa eruption by the presence of another active volcano. (fox9.com)

The Mauna Loa eruption began just before midnight on Nov. 27. (aarp.org)
Just before midnight on July 5th, 1975, Mauna Loa ended its quarter-century period of quiesence. (nps.gov)

The slow drift of the Pacific Plate will eventually carry Mauna Loa away from the hotspot within 500,000 to one million years from now, at which point it will become extinct. (wikipedia.org)
About 60 years ago, David Keeling began to wind his way up the side of Mauna Loa. (smithsonianmag.com)
In 1951, a small weather observatory-dubbed the Mauna Loa Summit Observatory- opened at the summit , the result of an alliance between the U.S. Weather Bureau, the Park Service, the U.S. Navy, and prison laborers, who spent years carving out the winding road that would lead to the top of the volcano. (smithsonianmag.com)
It's an incredible feeling for our team to have been able to introduce innovation to not only our historic brand, but also to the category of plant-based ice cream that has been gaining momentum in recent years," said Danielle Laubenstein, Director of Global Marketing for Mauna Loa. (prweb.com)
Mauna Loa last erupted 38 years ago. (fox9.com)

Based on past events, the early stages of Mauna Loa eruption can be very dynamic and the location and advance of lava flows can change rapidly," the Nov. 27 notice reads. (bestlifeonline.com)
We talked about Maunaloa and Maunakea, and the Maunakea cinder cones surrounded by newer Maunaloa lava flows," he says of the field trip in an email. (hawaii.edu)

See 'Current Activity' for the latest Mauna Loa information. (mauinow.com)
One of the many valuable lessons that KÄ«lauea and Mauna Loa have taught us is that itâ€™s important to use all our volcano monitoring â€œkeysâ€ â€"geophysical, geological, and geochemicalâ€"to help unlock the subsurface processes that cause changing activity. (hawaii247.com)

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