09-14-2014, 10:30 AM
:With Kilauea erupting, there’s no reason to believe that it will prevent Mauna Loa from doing the same. Both can be active at the same time, as seen in 1984, Thelen said.
“They are not obviously connected” underground, he said, though he noted it’s “curious” that Mauna Loa has stayed relatively quiet over the past three decades while Kilauea has been anything but.
In the last 3,000 years, Mauna Loa has erupted on average every five to six years, Thelen said.
But that may just mean we are due."
“They are not obviously connected” underground, he said, though he noted it’s “curious” that Mauna Loa has stayed relatively quiet over the past three decades while Kilauea has been anything but.
In the last 3,000 years, Mauna Loa has erupted on average every five to six years, Thelen said.
But that may just mean we are due."