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    Hualālai

    Shield volcano · 2,523 m · United States of America

    Hualālai
    Photo: Photograph by J. Kauahikaua. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

    Hualālai sits on the Pacific Plate, above a hotspot, away from plate boundaries. 22 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1801. Its major eruptions caused at least 2 deaths.

    Elevation
    2,523 m
    Type
    Shield volcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Intraplate (hotspot), oceanic crust
    Dominant Rock
    Basalt / Picro-Basalt
    Plate
    Pacific Plate
    Country
    United States of America
    Last Eruption
    1801
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    22
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    2
    Known Fatalities
    2

    Nearby Cities

    Cities of more than 20,000 people within 100 km.

    Eruption Timeline

    Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).

    7,540 BCE · VEI 06,820 BCE · VEI 04,410 BCE · VEI 02,770 BCE · VEI 02,440 BCE · VEI 02,040 BCE · VEI 01,650 BCE · VEI 01,150 BCE · VEI 01,080 BCE · VEI 0720 BCE · VEI 0440 BCE · VEI 0400 BCE · VEI 0350 BCE · VEI 080 BCE · VEI 0770 · VEI 1920 · VEI 01050 · VEI 11150 · VEI 01240 · VEI 21650 · VEI 11784 · VEI 01800 · VEI 0 · deadly eruption VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 7,540 BCE1500180019002000

    Eruption Deadly Eruption (NOAA) Uncertain Date

    Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata