Alternate Views: Get Data, FAQ, ISO Rubric, CSW, HTML, Components, XML Kilauea, USA Images The basaltic shield volcano on the Island of Hawaii is among the most extensively studied volcanoes in the world. The volcano, with its summit caldera, is located on the east flank of giant Mauna Loa. Activity began with a violent explosive eruption in 1790. In the 19th and early 20th Centuries its lava lake eruptions attracted widespread attention. Nearly half of the world’s known lava lake eruptions occur here. Get the Data Access Format(s) Distributor(s) / Contact Info Instructions / Constraints download Event Description Natural hazard event (tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption or other geological hazard) description, image thumbnails, map, links to metadata and details from the NGDC Hazards databases search Natural Hazards Image Database Collection of damage and geological images resulting from natural hazards, specifically tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanoes. download Keyhole Markup Language (KML) Event epicenter and image locations TIFF Format version: (version is unknown) JPEG Format version: (version is unknown) Hazards Data DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce (303) 497-3707 7:30 - 5:00 Mountain Legal Constraints Access otherRestrictions Use Limitation otherRestrictions Other Please cite the original source when using these data. Access Constraints: None; Use Constraints: None; Disclaimer - While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.