November 1979 Pauahi Eruption

The November 16, 1979, eruption near Pauahi Crater was a brief, one-day event on the upper East Rift Zone. It was preceded by two months of increased seismic activity, summit inflation, and lava erupting from fissures west of, within, and east of the crater. The eruption produced pāhoehoe and ‘a‘ā lava flows, along with spatter deposits, but was limited in scope and volume.