Mauna Loa, which means "Long Mountain" in Hawaiian, last erupted in 1984. The current eruption marks its 34th since written record keeping began in 1843. Kilauea, a smaller volcano nearby ...

Mauna Loa is not exploding like Mount St. Helens ... It then spread to vents that formed in a rift zone where the mountain is splitting apart and it’s easier for magma to emerge.

Mauna Loa, which means "long mountain" in Hawaiian, erupted at approximately 11:30 p.m. local time on Sunday. It had been showing signs of unrest since September, according to the U.S. Geological ...

Some of Mauna Loa's slopes are much steeper than Kilauea's so when it erupts, its lava can flow much faster. During a 1950 eruption, the mountain's lava traveled 15 miles to the ocean in less ...

In Hawaiian, Mauna Loa means "Long Mountain," which is fitting being that the volcano covers over half of Hawaii Island. Although the volcano doesn't show signs of eruption, scientists say it ...

This makes the average Mauna Loa eruption less explosive and contributes to the mountain’s long profile: about 10 miles from base to summit and covering 2,000 square miles. The movement of ...

say eruption could end soon Scientists lowered the alert level for the Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii's Big Island from a warning to a watch on Saturday and said the mountain's first eruption in ...

Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Volcano, background ... According to HVO, 40-50 small earthquakes have been rattling the mountain every day at a rate of two to three per hour. On Thursday the observatory ...

Ascending 10.5 miles from its seafloor base and covering 2,000 square miles, Mauna Loa, which means “Long Mountain” in Hawaiian, is particularly colossal. It is also hyperactive. Eruptions ...

its base extends down another three miles to the seafloor—which is actually pressed down for an additional five miles by the massive mountain’s weight. From top to bottom, the Mauna Loa ...

Clouds cleared to reveal a large plume of gas and ash rising from a vent on the mountain. Mauna Loa is one of five volcanoes that together make up the Big Island of Hawaii, which is the ...