Volcanic eruption
See 1916 on the mapEruption of Mauna Loa
19 May 1916 – 30 May 1916 · 19.48° N, 155.61° W
Mauna Loa is one of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii in the U.S. state of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. Mauna Loa is Earth's largest active volcano by both mass and volume. It was historically considered to be the largest volcano on Earth until the submarine mountain Tamu Massif was discovered to be larger.
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What the records say
- When
- 19 May 1916 – 30 May 1916
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 19.48° N, 155.61° W
- Vei
- 0
- Vent
- SW rift zone (3000 and 2250 m)
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 332020
- Eruption number
- 10216
Nearby in time and place
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