#explosive eruptions

Volcano Watch: A fresh look at Kīlauea’s 1924 explosive deposits

This week, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists dig a little deeper and share new discoveries they are making about the erupsions 100 years ago by examining the ash deposited during the events.

Volcano Watch – Explosive eruptions from Kīlauea: beneficial or dangerous depending on location

Many such explosions resulted from the interaction of magma with groundwater or surface water; others apparently were powered by pressurized gas possibly aided by steam but with no direct involvement of magma.

Volcano Watch: Searching for tephra from one of Kīlauea’s largest explosive eruptions

It’s important to evaluate what generates such large eruptions of the Big Island volcano because a similar eruption today would be devastating to communities surrounding Kīlauea summit and downwind.

Volcano Watch: Explosive Eruptions from Halemaʻumaʻu in 1924

May 2023 marks the 99th anniversary of a sequence of explosive eruptions from the summit of Kīlauea volcano on the Big Island that occurred throughout 16 days from May 11-27, 1924.