Volcano profile

United States

Mauna Kea.

Volcano profile for Mauna Kea 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
4,205 m
Last documented eruption
2460 BCE
Coordinates
19.82°, -155.47°
GVP number
332030

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No current eruption report

United States

Mauna Kea

Shield volcano

Elevation
4,205 m
Last documented eruption
2460 BCE
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
19.82°, -155.47°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Hawaiian-Emperor Hotspot Volcano Group
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
332030
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Mauna Kea · United States

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
2460 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2540 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2750 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
3370 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
3680 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
5150 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed 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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Volcano at a glance

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Mauna Kea · No current eruption report · 4,205 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

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

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

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Nearby places

HiloUnited States · 40.9 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

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Sources & data dates

Core data comes from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program and USGS. Map layers and live aircraft are loaded from the sources identified on the page.

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 4:23 PM UTC