Volcano profile

United States

Kamaehuakanaloa.

Volcano profile for Kamaehuakanaloa in United States, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Shield volcano
Elevation
-975 m
Last documented eruption
1996
Coordinates
18.92°, -155.27°
GVP number
332000

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No current eruption report

United States

Kamaehuakanaloa

Shield volcano

Elevation
-975 m
Last documented eruption
1996
No current eruption report

No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
18.92°, -155.27°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Hawaiian-Emperor Hotspot Volcano Group
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
332000
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Kamaehuakanaloa · United States

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
25 Feb 19969 Aug 19960Confirmed eruption
20 Sep 198620 Sep 19860Uncertain eruption
11 Nov 198421 Jan 19850Uncertain eruption
24 Aug 197516 Nov 19750Uncertain eruption
17 Sep 197116 Sep 19720Uncertain eruption
50 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
5050 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
7050 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

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Kamaehuakanaloa · No current eruption report · -975 m

Radius · 100 km

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Airports

  • Hilo International AirportUnited States · ITO · PHTO
    92.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

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Sources & data dates

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC