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Haleakala: eruption history

Elevation3,053 m

TypeShield

Confirmed eruptions40#6 of 165 in country

Latest eruption1750

Largest VEI–

Location20.71, -156.25

Eruptions per century (since 1500)

1500–15990

1600–16990

1700–17991

1800–18990

1900–19990

2000–20990

Eruptions (latest first, up to 60)

Start	VEI	End	Area
1750	–	–	SW rift zone (180-360 m)
1460	–	–	East rift zone
1420	–	–	SW rift zone
1360	–	–	SW rift zone (~1600 m)
1350	–	–	SW rift zone (~1500 m)
1200	–	–	SW rift zone (~1200 m)
1080	–	–	North crater wall (Hanakauhi flow)
1020	–	–	SW rift zone
1010	–	–	Haleakala crater (Halali'i)
990	–	–	East rift zone
980	–	–	Haleakala crater (Puu o ka O'o)
910	–	–	Haleakala crater
790	–	–	Haleakala crater (Puu Nole)
80	–	–	Haleakala crater
290 BCE	–	–	SW rift zone (~2400 m)
390 BCE	–	–	North crater wall
580 BCE	–	–	Haleakala crater
1140 BCE	–	–	SW rift zone
1240 BCE	–	–	Upper SW rift zone (~2800 m)
1310 BCE	–	–	Upper SW rift zone (~2600 m)
1800 BCE	–	–	Haleakala crater
1850 BCE	–	–	SW rift zone (~1600 m)
1900 BCE	–	–	East rift zone
1940 BCE	–	–	SW rift zone
2120 BCE	–	–	Haleakala crater (Puu Maile)
2210 BCE	–	–	East rift zone
2260 BCE	–	–	East rift zone (East Camp cone)
2470 BCE	–	–	SW rift zone (~2000 m)
2580 BCE	–	–
3070 BCE	–	–	East rift zone
4760 BCE	–	–
5860 BCE	–	–	East rift zone
6030 BCE	–	–	East rift zone
6220 BCE	–	–	SW rift zone
6700 BCE	–	–	SW rift zone
6760 BCE	–	–	SW rift zone (W of Kanahau)
7210 BCE	–	–	Upper SW rift zone
7450 BCE	–	–	East rift zone
7570 BCE	–	–	East rift zone
7950 BCE	–	–	SW rift zone (~1800 m)

Nearby volcanoes

Volcano	Distance	Eruptions
Hualalai	120 km	22
Mauna Kea	128 km	6
Mauna Loa	153 km	110
Kilauea	175 km	75
Kamaehuakanaloa	224 km	4
Escanaba Segment	3,523 km	1
East Blanco Depression	3,572 km	0
Cleft Segment	3,585 km	3

Eruption records from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program; older eruptions may be missing. VEI = Volcanic Explosivity Index (0–8). For current alerts, check the official agency.