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November 28, 2022
Mauna Loa is one of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi in the Pacific Ocean.
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Crater measures 6 by 2.5 km (2.8 by 1.6 mi), including the summit collapse pits, and is elongated in a northeast-southwest orientation.
On 15th April, 1984, there was an eruption of lava near Hilo in Hawaii. The flow of this lava went up to 6 miles (10 km) from the sources.
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According to the USGS, Mauna Lao which covers half the island of Hawaii, has erupted 33 times since 1843.
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Mauna Loa eruption started at 11:30 p.m., local time on Sunday (0930 GMT Monday). Lava continued to spew from a volcano in Hawaii.
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Hawaii's Mauna Loa has been on 'state of heightened unrest' for the past few months and was detected to have experienced dozens of earthquakes in October.
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The volcano alert level was upgraded from an “advisory” to a “warning”. No threat to nearby communities, and no evacuation orders yet, the agency tweeted.
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The observatory's previous statement that lava flows will not threaten downslope communities was verified.
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