1975 Eruption
1975 Eruption
Filter Total Items: 2
Geology and History of Mauna Loa
Mauna Loa is the largest active volcano on Earth. Mauna Loa is in the shield-building stage of Hawaiian volcanism, a period when the volcanoes grow most rapidly, adding as much as 95 percent of their ultimate volume.
1975 Short-lived Eruption of Mauna Loa
Following 25 years of slumber, Mauna Loa awoke with a spectacular, but short-lived, eruption just before midnight on July 5, 1975.