GVP volcano 332030 · no holder yet
Mauna Kea
Mauna Kea is a 4,205 m shield volcano in the United States, last erupted around 2460 BCE.
- Type
- Shield
- Summit
- 4,205 m above sea level
- Rock
- Basalt / Picro-Basalt
- Setting
- Intraplate, oceanic, under 15 km
- Last eruption
- 2460 BCE
- Largest known
- no eruption with a measured size
- Eruptions
- 6 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 19.82°N 155.47°W · United States
- Region
- Hawaiian-Emperor Hotspot Volcano Group, Eastern Pacific Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 332030
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow USGS Volcano Hazards Program.