1935 Eruption
1935 Eruption
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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.
1935 Eruption of Mauna Loa Threatened Hilo
On November 21, 1935, an eruption began in Mauna Loa's summit caldera and quickly migrated down its Northeast Rift Zone.