“Volcano Watch: A collapse at Mauna Loa’s summit in 1868, like Kilauea’s in 2018?”
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Volcano Watch: A collapse at Mauna Loa’s summit in 1868, like Kīlauea’s in 2018?
There seems to be enough evidence of some sort of collapse happening, which remains the only such event in the volcano’s documented history, simultaneously with a dramatic eruption that caused Hawai’i’s largest ever recorded earthquake, a magnitude-7.9 temblor…March 21, 2025 · 8:19 AM HST
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March 21, 2025 · 1:00 AM
Volcano Watch: A collapse at Mauna Loa’s summit in 1868, like Kīlauea’s in 2018?
There seems to be enough evidence of some sort of collapse happening, which remains the only such event in the volcano’s documented history, simultaneously with a dramatic eruption that caused Hawai’i’s largest ever recorded earthquake, a magnitude-7.9 temblor that resulted in a tsunami and landslide in Ka’u that killed more than 100 people and lava flows that inundated 9 square miles.
March 20, 2025 · 10:33 AM
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March 20, 2025 · 8:46 AM
Update: 40-year-old Ocean View man wanted on 2 outsanding warrants, questioning in 2022 burglary arrested
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March 20, 2025 · 5:00 AM
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March 20, 2025 · 3:00 AM
Grand jury indicts alleged getaway driver of police shooter; bail remains at $3 million
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March 19, 2025 · 2:16 PM
Sluggish but steady: Episode 14 of Kīlauea summit eruption off to slow start
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March 19, 2025 · 5:00 AM
Mayor Kimo becomes part of their world, dives under the sea with cast of ‘The Little Mermaid’
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March 19, 2025 · 3:00 AM
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March 19, 2025 · 1:00 AM
Is today the day? When will the next episode of Kīlauea’s summit eruption begin?
It’s been 7 days, a whole week, since Episode 13 ended, which seems to be just the right amount of time lately for the Big Island volcano to recharge. Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says new lava geysers could erupt in the vents within Halemaʻumaʻu Craterbefore as early as today.
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