Eruption of Puʻuʻōʻō

NPS Photo/J. Robinson

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in Puʻuʻōʻō Lava Shield

From 1983 to 2018, Puʻuʻōʻō went through dramatic growth and many small collapses during the course of the eruption. Its summit continues to collapse and settle now that the eruption has ceased.

 

 

Additional Resources:

• Chronology of the Eruption of Puʻuʻōʻō from the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
• The Pu‘u‘ō‘ō-Kūpaianaha Eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i: The First 20 Years from the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory