hot spot
It isn't on a plate boundary. It's on a hotspot.
Mauna Loa's last eruption occurred from March 24 to April 15, 1984.
Mauna Kea is a convergent boundary. You're welcome. ;)
The Pacific Plate
No
It's on a hot spot, not a plate boundary.
If we consult a map showing tectonic plates, we can see that Mauna Loa is on the Pacific plate. The general rule is that volcanic activity usually appears along plate boundaries, but Mauna Loa and the Hawaiian Islands sit on what is called a hot spot in approximately the middle of Pacific plate.
Mauna Loa is not located on a plate boundary. Mauna Loa is caused by a stationary hot spot in the Earth's mantle.
Mauna Loa is on the Pacific Plate. It is not near any other plates.
The tectonic plate that Mauna Loa sits on is moving northwestward over a hot spot in the Earth's mantle, creating a chain of volcanic islands in the Hawaiian archipelago. As the plate moves, new lava erupts on Mauna Loa, adding to its size and height. The volcano periodically erupts, releasing pressure from the magma chamber beneath it.
What type of magma is produced in mauna loa?
Loas