List of volcanoes in the Hawaiian – Emperor seamount chain
Hawaiian archipelago

List of volcanoes in the Hawaiian – Emperor seamount chain

Section Title: Hawaiian archipelago
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Name	Island	Last eruption	Coordinates	Age (years)	Notes

Lōʻihi Seamount	Seamount	1996 (active)	18°32′N 155°16′W / 18.54°N 155.27°W	400,000	The seamount is a submarine volcano approximately 35 km (22 mi) southeast of Hawaiʻi. It will eventually breach sea level and become the newest Hawaiian island.

Kīlauea	Big Island	1983-2018 (active)	19°25′N 155°17′W / 19.417°N 155.283°W	300,000–600,000	Kīlauea is considered one of the most active volcanoes on Earth. Kīlauea, was in near-continuous eruption on its East Rift Zone from January 3, 1983 to September 4, 2018 - making it the longest-lived rift-zone eruption of the last six centuries.

Mauna Loa	Big Island	1984 (active)	19°28′46.3″N 155°36′09.6″W / 19.479528°N 155.602667°W	700,000–1 million	Largest volcano on Earth

Hualālai	Big Island	1800-1801 (active)	19°41′32″N 155°52′02″W / 19.69222°N 155.86722°W	> 300,000	Lies on the western edge of the Big Island

Mauna Kea	Big Island	4460 BP (dormant)	19°49′14.39″N 155°28′05.04″W / 19.8206639°N 155.4680667°W	~1 million	World's tallest mountain if below-sea elevation is counted

Kohala	Big Island	120,000 BP (extinct)	20°05′10″N 155°43′02″W / 20.08611°N 155.71722°W	~ 120,000–1 million	Oldest volcano that remains part of the island of Hawaiʻi

Māhukona	Seamount	470,000 BP (extinct)	20°01′0″N 156°1′0″W / 20.01667°N 156.01667°W	K-Ar 298,000±25,000 and 310,000±31,000	Submerged, having long since disappeared into the sea

Haleakalā	Maui	between A.D. 1480 and 1600, oldest currently active volcano in the Hawaiian - Emperor seamount chain	20°42′35″N 156°15′12″W / 20.70972°N 156.25333°W	~ 2 million	Forms more than 75% of Maui

West Maui	Maui	less than 320,000 BP (extinct)	20°54′N 156°37′W / 20.900°N 156.617°W	K-Ar 1.32±0.04 million	Very eroded shield volcano that makes up the western quarter of Maui

Kahoʻolawe	Kahoʻolawe	~1 MYA	20°33′N 156°36′W / 20.550°N 156.600°W	K-Ar > 1.03±0.18 million	Smallest of the 8 principal Hawaiian islands; uninhabited

Lānaʻi	Lānaʻi	1.2 MYA	20°50′N 156°56′W / 20.833°N 156.933°W	K-Ar date of 1.28±0.04 million	Sixth-largest island The only town is Lānaʻi City, a small settlement.

East Molokai	Molokaʻi	1.3 MYA	21°7′N 156°51′W / 21.117°N 156.850°W	K-Ar 1.76±0.04 million	The northern half of this volcano suffered a large collapse 1.5 million years ago. Only the southern half remains above the sea today.

West Molokaʻi	Molokaʻi	1.76 MYA	21°9′N 157°14′W / 21.150°N 157.233°W	K-Ar date of 1.9±0.06 million

Penguin Bank	Seamount	—	20°55′N 157°40′W / 20.917°N 157.667°W	~ 2.2 million	The seamount is a submarine volcano, southwest of Molokaʻi. The submarine volcano used to be part of Maui Nui, a prehistoric island made from seven shield volcanoes.

Koʻolau Range	Oʻahu	<32,000 BP (possibly dormant)	21°19′N 157°46′W / 21.317°N 157.767°W	2.7 million	A fragmented remnant of the eastern or windward shield volcano, which also suffered a large collapse sometime before the Molokaʻi collapse

Waiʻanae Range	Oʻahu	~2.5 MYA	21°30′N 158°9′W / 21.500°N 158.150°W	~1.7–3.9 million; K-Ar 3.7±0.1 million	The eroded remains of a shield volcano that comprised the western half of the island

Kaʻena Ridge	Oʻahu	<3.0 MYA	21°42′N 158°22′W / 21.700°N 158.367°W	~3.5–4.9 million	The eroded remains of a shield volcano west of Waiʻanae that has since subsided below sea level

Kaʻula	Kaʻula	>2 MYA	21°39′N 160°32′W / 21.650°N 160.533°W	K-Ar 4.0±0.2 million	Tiny crescent-shaped barren island; uninhabited except for divers and fishermen

Niʻihau	Niʻihau	2 MYA	21°54′N 160°10′W / 21.900°N 160.167°W	K-Ar 4.89±0.11 million	Smallest inhabited island;

Kauaʻi	Kauaʻi	1.41 MYA	22°05′N 159°30′W / 22.083°N 159.500°W	K-Ar 5.1±0.2 million	Oldest and fourth largest of the main islands, and home to Mount Waialeale, one of the wettest areas on Earth in terms of precipitation

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At 1 million to 700,000 years of age, Mauna Loa is the third youngest volcano in the Hawaiian.

final_sentence: At 1 million to 700,000 years of age, Mauna Loa is the third youngest volcano in the Hawaiian.