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KOHALA MAUNA KEA HUALĀLAI KĪLAUEA MAUNA LOA summit caldera Pu`u `Ō`ō

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1 KOHALA MAUNA KEA HUALĀLAI KĪLAUEA MAUNA LOA summit caldera Pu`u `Ō`ō
southwest rift zone east rift zone Pu`u `Ō`ō

2 Map by J. Johnson 2000, from http://hvo. wr. usgs
Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō summit

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5 Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō dominant vent
Empire State Building September 1984 June 1983–June 1986: Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō dominant vent Episodic lava fountains (44 total) Maximum height = ~470 m (~1540 ft)

6 Tube-fed flow field and ocean entries
Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō summit December 1987 Tube-fed flow field and ocean entries

7 Modified from https://vepp.wr.usgs.gov/vepp/techniques/gps/
Image from: USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (

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9 Ground Tilt Summit Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

10 Ground Movement (Using GPS)
Summit Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

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