when did mount kilauea erupt
During its observed history, the volume of lava erupted by KÄ«lauea has varied widely. In 1823 KÄ«lauea's summit caldera was far deeper than it is today, but was in the process of filling up under nearly continuous summit eruption, with 3 km 3 (1 cu mi) of lava erupted there alone by 1840.