MAUNA LOA

LOCATION

• Pacific Ocean
• North America
• Pacific plate
• Cause of volcano: hot spot
• No boundary

The Mauna Loa is a Shield Volcano that has fluid lava flows.

INTRESTING FACTS

• Mauna Loa covers more than 50% of Hawaii's island
• Mauna Loas nickname is "Large Volcano"

ERUPTION HISTORY

• It erupts every six years
• Since 1843 it has erupted 33 times

HAZARDS

• Upper Hokena homes, gas staion, lodge, church and a cematary

SURROUNDINGS

• 2247 per square mile
• A major city is Hilo

At least 80 people were killed by getting to oferwhelmed by the fast moving lava flow and ash.

I think the Mauna Loa volcano will not be erupting anymore because it said it was supposed to erupt every six years and the last time it erupted was in 1984