Kīlauea East Rift Zone

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The Kīlauea East Rift Zone is a highly active volcanic rift system on Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano, characterized by frequent fissure eruptions and long-lived lava outpourings that have reshaped the island’s landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation
volcanic rift zone
affects landscape evolution of Island of Hawaiʻi
local communities in Puna district
characterizedBy cinder and spatter cones
frequent fissure eruptions
lava tubes
long-lived lava outpourings
spatter ramparts
contains Kupaianaha vent
Leilani Estates fissure system
Puʻu ʻŌʻō
lower East Rift Zone
middle East Rift Zone
upper East Rift Zone
dominantLavaType basalt
tholeiitic basalt
eruptionStyle primarily effusive
extendsFrom Kīlauea summit caldera
extendsTo Puna district
linked to: Puna District

offshore of Kīlauea
formsPartOf Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park region
hasEruption 1955 Puna eruption
1960 Kapoho eruption
1983–2018 Puʻu ʻŌʻō eruption
2018 lower Puna eruption
hasProcess dike emplacement
ground deformation
magma intrusion
seismic swarms
hazardLevel very high
lavaFlowsReached Kalapana
Kapoho
Kapoho Bay
Leilani Estates
Puna district communities
length approximately 125 kilometers
locatedIn Hawaiʻi
linked to: Hawaii

Island of Hawaiʻi
United States
locatedOn Hawaiian hotspot
Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain
monitoredBy Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
U.S. Geological Survey
notableEruptionDuration Puʻu ʻŌʻō eruption lasted about 35 years
orientation east-northeast
partOf Kīlauea
tectonicSetting intraplate hotspot
volcanoType shield volcano rift zone

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Puʻu ʻŌʻō eruptionSeriesOf Kīlauea East Rift Zone
Puʻu ʻŌʻō liesOn East Rift Zone of Kīlauea
linked to: Kīlauea East Rift Zone
Kīlauea East Rift Zone contains lower East Rift Zone
linked to: Kīlauea East Rift Zone
Kupaianaha vent locatedOn East Rift Zone of Kīlauea
linked to: Kīlauea East Rift Zone
Kupaianaha vent eruptionPhaseOf Kīlauea 1983–2018 East Rift Zone eruption
linked to: Kīlauea East Rift Zone
Kupaianaha vent partOf Kīlauea East Rift Zone vent system
linked to: Kīlauea East Rift Zone
2018 lower Puna eruption of Kīlauea mainVentArea lower East Rift Zone of Kīlauea
linked to: Kīlauea East Rift Zone
Kilauea Iki 1959 eruption associatedWith Kīlauea East Rift Zone
Kilauea Iki 1959 eruption relatedEvent Kīlauea 1955 East Rift Zone eruption
linked to: Kīlauea East Rift Zone
Mauna Ulu eruption fedBy east rift zone of Kīlauea
linked to: Kīlauea East Rift Zone