Mauna Loa volcano (Hawai’i): volcano remains calm

The seismicity and deformation levels on Mauna Loa volcano have not changed considerably over the past few weeks, but still remain elevated above background levels. HVO have detected around 180 earthquakes (nearly all of them below M2.0), beneath the upper regions of the volcano. Most of these earthquakes originated less than 5 km below sea level. Continued inflation of the volcano summit…