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Kilauea's most recent eruption began on December 20, 2020. This eruption followed the volcano's previous activity in 2018 when it produced a series of lava flows and explosive eruptions.
If the composition of the magma is high in silica, the eruption will be explosive. The Eruption of Mt. St. Helens was an explosive eruption. If the composition of the magma is low in silica, it will produce a quiet eruption. The eruption(s) of Mt. Kilauea are quiet eruptions.
The eruption, which is still going on, is a VEI-0.
No. Kilauea generally produces effusive eruptions. Explosive eruptions are rare.
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no, they didn't
Kilauea has been in a continuous eruption since 1983. See Sources and related links for more information.
Mt. Kilauea on Hawaii is a basaltic shield volcano. This sort of volcano produces basalt lava which is not tremendously gassy and quite hot and runny. Thus unless water gets into the volcano's pluming (in which case there can be violent explosive eruptions), they are usually quiet, well behaved volcanoes.They do however erupt continuously for long periods of time, Kilauea is perhaps, the most active volcano on Earth.
Eruption products from Mount Kilauea include lava flows, volcanic gases (such as sulfur dioxide), ash, and volcanic tephra (fragments of volcanic rock). Lava flows are the most common product and can vary in composition from low-viscosity basaltic lava to more viscous and explosive lava compositions.
18 billion people died in the eruption
If the composition of the magma is high in silica, the eruption will be explosive. The Eruption of Mt. St. Helens was an explosive eruption. If the composition of the magma is low in silica, it will produce a quiet eruption. The eruption(s) of Mt. Kilauea are quiet eruptions.
It had an eruption like explosive diarrhea.