theextinctionprotocol July 6,2012
July 6, 2013 – HAWAII – Very weak unrest in the form of inflation and seismic activity continues at the largest active volcano of our earth, which has not erupted since 1984. However, this activity is not strong enough to justify a raise of the alert level from green “normal” to yellow “unrest.” There is currently no sign that Mauna Loa will erupt any time soon. HVO reports in its monthly update: “Minor inflation of a shallow magma reservoir beneath Mauna Loa may be occurring. Seismicity rates were slightly elevated.
Deformation: Deformation of Mauna Loa continued to be dominated by southeasterly motion of the south flank. However, slow uplift also continues near the summit caldera (~1cm/yr at MLSP) suggesting that some inflation of the shallow magma reservoir complex beneath the summit area is occurring. –Volcano
