Eruption of Hualalai
1800 – 1801 · 19.69° N, 155.87° W
Hualālai is an active shield volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi in the Hawaiian Islands. It is the westernmost, third-youngest and the third-most active of the five volcanoes that form the island of Hawaiʻi, following Kīlauea and the much larger Mauna Loa. Its peak stands 8,271 feet (2,521 m) above sea level.
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What the records say
- When
- 1800 – 1801
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 19.69° N, 155.87° W
- Vei
- 0
- Vent
- NW rift zone (520 m)
- Unit
- Huehue flow
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 332040
- Eruption number
- 10254
Hualālai
Active volcano in the Hawaiian Islands
Hualālai is an active shield volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi in the Hawaiian Islands. It is the westernmost, third-youngest and the third-most active of the five volcanoes that form the island of Hawaiʻi, following Kīlauea and the much larger Mauna Loa. Its peak stands 8,271 feet (2,521 m) above sea level. Hualālai is estimated to have risen above sea level about 300,000 years ago.
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The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page