Mauna Ulu eruption

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The Mauna Ulu eruption was a prolonged and spectacular series of lava outpourings from Kīlauea volcano on Hawaiʻi Island between 1969 and 1974, notable for its dramatic lava fountains and extensive lava flows.

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instanceOf Hawaiian-style effusive eruption
volcanic eruption
caused burial of forested areas by lava
destruction of sections of Chain of Craters Road
createdFeature Mauna Ulu shield
extensive lava flows
lava lake
lava shield
documentedIn USGS Professional Papers on Kīlauea
eruptionCenter Mauna Ulu
eruptionDuration about 5 years
eruptionEndDate 1974-07-24
eruptionStartDate 1969-05-24
eruptionStyle Hawaiian
effusive
eruptionType fissure eruption
shield-building eruption
fedBy east rift zone of Kīlauea
followedBy Puʻu ʻŌʻō eruption of Kīlauea
hasHawaiianNameMeaning growing mountain
hasPhase 1969–1971 high-fountaining phase
1972–1974 shield-building and lava-lake phase
impact major modification of Kīlauea east rift zone topography
lavaComposition basaltic
locatedIn Hawaii
Kīlauea volcano
linked to: Kīlauea

United States
locatedOn Hawaiʻi Island
linked to: Hawaii Island
maxLavaFountainHeight about 1770 feet
about 540 meters
notableFor dramatic lava fountains
extensive lava flows
long duration
shield growth
observedBy Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
U.S. Geological Survey
partOf Kīlauea volcano eruptive history
phaseCount multiple eruptive episodes
plate Pacific Plate
precededBy 1967–1968 Kīlauea summit eruption
producedLavaFlowsTo Chain of Craters Road area
Kalapana area vicinity
linked to: Kalapana

coastal areas of Hawaiʻi Island
tectonicSetting Hawaiian hotspot
volcano Kīlauea
volumeOfLava approximately 0.35 cubic kilometers
approximately 350 million cubic meters
within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

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Hawaiian observedAt Mauna Ulu eruption