GVP volcano 332020 · no holder yet
Mauna Loa
Mauna Loa is a 4,170 m shield volcano in the United States, erupting as recently as 2022.
- Type
- Shield
- Summit
- 4,170 m above sea level
- Rock
- Basalt / Picro-Basalt
- Setting
- Intraplate, oceanic, under 15 km
- Last eruption
- 2022
- Largest known
- VEI 2, explosive, 1868
- Eruptions
- 110 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 19.48°N 155.61°W · United States
- Region
- Hawaiian-Emperor Hotspot Volcano Group, Eastern Pacific Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 332020
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow USGS Volcano Hazards Program.