01-30-2020, 04:47 AM
Coming from someone who is NOT a volcanologist, but at least a casual observer and hobby volcano watcher, I always figured the next Mauna Loa event would be SW rift zone. This is based on nothing more than a knowledge of historical (ie recent) eruptions in the last 200 years or so.
Trying to figure out where the lava will squirt out down to a couple hundred meters seems almost pointless. In 2018, what was the distance between the two farthest vents? Something like a mile?
Since I'm tying this now, right after looking at the seismic map on the HVNP website, I saw something interesting. Lots of rumbling over by Pahala. A Kilauea eruption at the far end of the SW rift? 1823 repeat? I'm sure everyone would support that choice by Pele, nothing there to destroy.
Trying to figure out where the lava will squirt out down to a couple hundred meters seems almost pointless. In 2018, what was the distance between the two farthest vents? Something like a mile?
Since I'm tying this now, right after looking at the seismic map on the HVNP website, I saw something interesting. Lots of rumbling over by Pahala. A Kilauea eruption at the far end of the SW rift? 1823 repeat? I'm sure everyone would support that choice by Pele, nothing there to destroy.