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Kilauea volcano is not situated directly on a fault line; rather, it is part of the Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain and is a hotspot volcano formed by the movement of the Pacific tectonic plate over a stationary mantle plume. The volcanic activity at Kilauea is primarily driven by the tectonic processes associated with the plate itself, including rifting and magma generation. While there are faults in the region, Kilauea's eruptions are linked more to volcanic processes than to typical fault movement.

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3d ago

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