Eruptions in Kilauea Volcano

• 10 Jan 2025

Source: USGS 

 Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano, one of the world's most active, has started erupting once again. 

• Kilauea Volcano:  
  • It is situated in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii Island, USA. 
  • It is the youngest and most active Hawaiian Shield Volcano, renowned for frequent eruptions, with more than 30 times eruptions since 1952, 
  • Kilauea’s slopes merge with those of Mauna Loa, another active volcano, to its west and north. 
• Volcano: 
  • A volcano is an opening on the surface that allows material warmer than its surroundings to escape from its interior. 
  • Volcanoes in India:  Barren Island (Andaman Islands), India's only active volcano. 

 

 

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