Volcanic eruption
See 1949 on the mapEruption of Mauna Loa
6 Jan 1949 – 31 May 1949 · 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
- 6 Jan 1949 – 31 May 1949
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 19.48° N, 155.61° W
- Vei
- 0
- Vent
- Mokuaweoweo and SW rift zone
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 332020
- Eruption number
- 10223
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