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West Molokai Volcano

Updated: Mar 28, 2024 18:03 GMT -
Shield 418 m / 1371 ft
Hawaiian Islands, United States, 21.15°N / -157.17°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
West Molokai volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)

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Background

The flat West Molokai shield volcano was formed by eruptions along two rift zones at the west end of Molokai Island during the Pliocene and early Pleistocene. The youngest Potassium-Argon date is 1.52 +/- 0.6 million years ago (Langenheim and Clague, 1987).
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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