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Halema’uma’u Explosion

Mar 21st, 2008 | By admin | Category: Hawaii News

Kilauea is not know for explosive behavior, but yesterday the mold was broken. Kilauea’s Halemaumau Crater produced an explosion so powerful that it sent boulders flying over a 75-acre area. Scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory initially thought it was an earthquake. They later determined that pent-up gas pressure caused an explosion. No lava [...]

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