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Mauna Loa volcano (Big Island, Hawaii): activity remains unchanged

Thu, 27 Aug 2020, 07:40 | BY: MARTIN
Thermal image at Mauna Loa at northwest rim captured yesterday (image: HVO)
Thermal image at Mauna Loa at northwest rim captured yesterday (image: HVO)
During the past week the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded 144 small-magnitude earthquakes below the volcano's summit and upper-elevation flanks. Most of these earthquakes occurred at shallow depths of less than 8 km (~5 miles) below ground level.
Slow summit inflation continues to be detected by the GPS, consistent with magma supply to the volcano's shallow storage system.
Gas concentrations and fumarole temperatures remain stable.
Source: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory volcano activity update 27 August 2020

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Maunaloa volcano
Shield volcano 4170 m / 13,681 ft
Big Island, Hawai'i, 19.48°N / -155.61°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) Maunaloa volcano eruptions:
1832, 1843, 1849, 1851, 1852, 1855-56, 1859, 1865-66, 1868, 1870(?), 1871, 1872, 1873, 1873-74, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1879, 1880, 1880-81, 1887, 1892, 1896, 1899, 1903, 1907, 1914-15, 1916, 1919, 1926, 1933, 1935-36, 1940, 1950, 1975, 1984, 2022 (Nov-ongoing)
Typical eruption style
Dominantly effusive.
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