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United States

Mauna Loa.

Volcano profile for Mauna Loa 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
4,170 m
Last documented eruption
2022
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 2 highest recorded · latest VEI 0 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
19.475°, -155.608°
GVP number
332020

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No current eruption report

United States

Mauna Loa

Shield volcano

Elevation
4,170 m
Last documented eruption
2022
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
19.475°, -155.608°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Hawaiian-Emperor Hotspot Volcano Group
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
332020
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Mauna Loa · Live cameras

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Mauna Loa – Visual webcam: [HLcam] Live Image of Mauna Loa's northwest flank from Hualālai volcano, United States Visual webcam

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Mauna Loa · United States

Documented eruptions

All catalogued eruptions, newest first. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
27 Nov 202210 Dec 20220Confirmed eruption
25 Mar 198415 Apr 19840Confirmed eruption
5 Jul 19756 Jul 19750Confirmed eruption
1 Jun 195023 Jun 19500Confirmed eruption
6 Jan 194931 May 19490Confirmed eruption
26 Apr 194210 May 19420Confirmed eruption
7 Apr 194018 Aug 19400Confirmed eruption
21 Nov 19352 Jan 19360Confirmed eruption
2 Dec 193318 Dec 19330Confirmed eruption
10 Apr 192628 Apr 19260Confirmed eruption
26 Sep 19195 Nov 19190Confirmed eruption
19 May 191630 May 19160Confirmed eruption
25 Nov 191411 Jan 19150Confirmed eruption
9 Jan 190724 Jan 19070Confirmed eruption
1 Sep 19037 Dec 19030Confirmed eruption
1 Jul 189923 Jul 18991Confirmed eruption
21 Apr 18966 May 18960Confirmed eruption
30 Nov 18923 Dec 18920Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 188728 Jan 18870Confirmed eruption
5 Nov 188010 Aug 18811Confirmed eruption
1 May 18806 May 18801Confirmed eruption
9 Mar 18799 Mar 18790Confirmed eruption
14 Feb 187724 Feb 18770Confirmed eruption
13 Feb 187614 Feb 18760Confirmed eruption
11 Aug 187518 Aug 18750Confirmed eruption
10 Jan 18759 Feb 18750Confirmed eruption
20 Apr 187319 Oct 18741Confirmed eruption
6 Jan 18737 Jan 18730Confirmed eruption
9 Aug 187216 Sep 18721Confirmed eruption
10 Aug 187130 Aug 18710Confirmed eruption
1 Jan 187015 Jan 18700Uncertain eruption
27 Mar 186822 Apr 18682Confirmed eruption
30 Dec 186529 Apr 18660Confirmed eruption
23 Jan 185925 Nov 18591Confirmed eruption
11 Aug 185516 Nov 18561Confirmed eruption
17 Feb 185211 Mar 18522Confirmed eruption
8 Aug 185111 Aug 18510Confirmed eruption
16 May 1849Not available0Confirmed eruption
9 Jan 184310 Apr 18430Confirmed eruption
20 Jun 183215 Jul 18320Confirmed eruption
1750Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
1730Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
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7550 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
7850 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
8050 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

Nearby earthquakes

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

Nearby earthquakes ↗

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Volcano at a glance

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Mauna Loa · No current eruption report · 4,170 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at KeāholeUnited States · KOA · PHKO
    54.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Waimea Kohala AirportUnited States · MUE · PHMU
    58.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • Hilo International AirportUnited States · ITO · PHTO
    65.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC