Volcanoes in Hawaii

However , it is truly about 17 kilometers high and encompasses half of the Big Island if it is measured from the sea floor

Mauna Loa is a very active volcano with 33 recorded eruptions . The first of its recorded eruptions happened in 1843 and its last was in March 24 to April 15 of 1984 . The dimension of the caldera is 3 x 5 kilometers elongated northeast-southwest . It is 183 meters deep and was estimated to have collapsed about 600 to 750 years ago . Its oldest dated rocks are found to be

about 100 ,000 to 200 ,000 years old and scientists are guessing that the volcano 's first eruption happened 1 ,000 ,000 to 700 ,000 years ago

In 1984 , Mauna Loa erupted and threatened the lives of 40 ,000 people in Hilo . The lava flowed up to 6 .5 kilometers before it reached the city However , these residents should not have been shocked for Hilo is deemed to be situated on the lava flows that were produced by the same volcano in 1881 (See http /www .ngdc .noaa .gov /seg /cdroms /geohazards_v3 /document / 739005 .htm

Kilauea . The youngest Hawaiian volcano is Kilauea which means spewing ' or continuous spreading . The volcano got its name because of its almost ceaseless flow of lava . The caldera of the volcano has no particular name but its crater , Halema 'uma 'u means house full of ferns ' Legend says that the volcanic goddess Pele had a suitor in the person of Kamapua 'a who got jilted and tried to contain Pele by making a house of ferns . However , stories say that Pele escaped Kamapaua 'a 's ploy which explains the consistent volcanic eruptions

was finally able to correct this notion which made them include the whole volcano

The Kilauea erupted last 1983 and still...