The collapse volume at the summit nearly matched the effused lava volume on the rift zone. In this regard, 1868 was a little ...
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About 5 miles from downtown Hilo, on Kaumana Drive, you'll find the Kaumana Caves. Originally formed in 1881 by lava flow from Mauna Loa, the caves are now accessible to visitors via a metal ladder.
March 27 marks the anniversary of the onset of Mauna Loa’s dramatic 1868 eruption, when lava flows from the Southwest Rift ...
March 27 marks the anniversary of the onset of Mauna Loa’s dramatic 1868 eruption, when lava flows from the Southwest Rift Zone severely impacted the Ka‘u district. However, this may not have been the ...
Still, there seems to be enough evidence that some sort of collapse occurred at Mauna Loa’s summit in 1868, which remains notable as the only such event in the volcano’s documented history.