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Is kilauea a supervolcano

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Mim312

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11y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

No. A supervolcano is a volcano that is capable of producing extremely large explosive eruptions. Kilauea is a shield volcano. Most of its eruptions are non-explosive or only mildly explosive.

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