Kilauea volcano – UPSC Prelims

  • Kilauea Volcano also called Mount Kilauea is located in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the south eastern part of the island of Hawaii, U.S.A.
  • It is the most active of the five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii. Recently, the volcano’s summit has collapsed to form a caldera.
  • It erupted followed by an earthquake.
  • Caldera: It is a depression created after a volcano partially collapses after releasing the majority of its magma chamber in an explosive eruption.

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