02-11-2018, 04:31 PM
Here's the weekly update from Thursday:
"Activity Summary: Mauna Loa Volcano is not erupting. Rates of deformation and seismicity remain above long-term background levels.
Observations: Small-magnitude earthquakes continue to occur beneath the volcano, primarily beneath the summit caldera and upper Southwest Rift Zone at depths less than 5 km (3 miles). Additional deeper seismicity at depths less than 13 km (8 miles) was scattered beneath the flanks of the volcano.
Global Positioning System (GPS) and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) measurements continue to show slow deformation related to inflation of a magma reservoir beneath the summit and upper Southwest Rift Zone. Rates of inflation in the past few months have decreased compared to rates of the past year. Similar decreases have occurred in the past during the ongoing period of unrest; it is uncertain if these lower rates will persist or pick up again in the near future.
No significant changes in volcanic gas emissions or fumarole were measured."
So that suggests the eruption will come in the SW rift zone. However it's a volcano, the largest one on earth. It'll do what it wants.
"Activity Summary: Mauna Loa Volcano is not erupting. Rates of deformation and seismicity remain above long-term background levels.
Observations: Small-magnitude earthquakes continue to occur beneath the volcano, primarily beneath the summit caldera and upper Southwest Rift Zone at depths less than 5 km (3 miles). Additional deeper seismicity at depths less than 13 km (8 miles) was scattered beneath the flanks of the volcano.
Global Positioning System (GPS) and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) measurements continue to show slow deformation related to inflation of a magma reservoir beneath the summit and upper Southwest Rift Zone. Rates of inflation in the past few months have decreased compared to rates of the past year. Similar decreases have occurred in the past during the ongoing period of unrest; it is uncertain if these lower rates will persist or pick up again in the near future.
No significant changes in volcanic gas emissions or fumarole were measured."
So that suggests the eruption will come in the SW rift zone. However it's a volcano, the largest one on earth. It'll do what it wants.