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2 Answers - What are the origins of the Kilauea volcano?

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Answered Apr 29, 2017 · Author has 3.5k answers and 2.5m answer views Kilauea formed as the hot spot under Hawaii island moved with respect to Mauna Loa (and the Pacific plate), reducing the amount of magma to the big volcano and supplying in large quantities to Kilauea. read more

Kilauea is not considered an extremely hazardous volcano, however it has had a history of explosive eruption. The volcano currently has been in a passive state of activity. However this is only a small part of the eruptive history of the volcano. read more

Kilauea has a 165m deep circular caldera at its summit that measures 3x5km (or 6x6 km, including the outermost ring faults). It is said that Kilauea is the home to Pele, the volcano goddess of ancient Hawaiian legends. The current eruption of Kilauea on the east rift zone is called the Pu`u `O`o Eruption. read more

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