Greetings from Mount Kilauea :)

[Siam_Sam]

@Merneith

Has Kilauea stopped altogether or has it just gone back to its previous level activity?

My admittedly remote knowledge is that when Kilauea goes dark, Mauna Loa becomes more active.

@bump

ISTR reading somewhere that it’s unusually quiet- so much so, that there’s a possibility that the ongoing eruption since 1983 may actually be over.

And you’re right- one or the other of Kilauea and Mauna Loa typically is erupting at any given time.

Interestingly other volcanoes on the island aren’t dormant either- Hualālai is still considered active, even though it hasn’t erupted since 1801. (it’s near the Kona International Airport more or less) It’s expected to erupt in the next century or so.

Yes, it seems the eruption is over. But looks can be deceiving. The official rule of thumb is three months of inactivity and it’s officially over. But I think in the 1960s Kilauea started up again shorty after a three-month lull. So you never know.

Mauna Loa last erupted less than 35 years ago, from 3/24 to 4/15/84.

[Darren_Garrison]

Well, some guy tried to appease the volcano.

[Siam_Sam]

Today is the one-year anniversary of the big eruption.