2018 lower Puna eruption of Kīlauea
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The 2018 lower Puna eruption of Kīlauea was a major volcanic event on Hawaiʻi Island that produced extensive lava flows, destroyed hundreds of homes, and dramatically reshaped the landscape in the lower Puna district.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2018 lower Puna eruption of Kīlauea canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2018 lower Puna eruption of Kīlauea Context triple: [Puʻu ʻŌʻō, collapseLinkedTo, 2018 lower Puna eruption of Kīlauea]
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A.
Mauna Loa summit eruptions
Mauna Loa summit eruptions are volcanic outbursts originating from the volcano’s high-altitude summit region, characterized by large, fluid lava flows and activity focused within the central caldera.
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B.
Oruanui eruption of Taupō volcano
The Oruanui eruption of Taupō volcano was a massive supereruption about 26,500 years ago that created Lake Taupō and is one of the largest known volcanic eruptions on Earth in the last 100,000 years.
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C.
Shetani lava flow
Shetani lava flow is a vast, rugged expanse of black volcanic rock in Kenya, famed for its dramatic landscape and local legends about its fiery origins.
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South Pagan Volcano
South Pagan Volcano is an active stratovolcano forming the southern part of Pagan Island in the Northern Mariana Islands, known for its eruptions and volcanic hazards.
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Mauna Loa magma system
The Mauna Loa magma system is the interconnected network of magma reservoirs and conduits beneath Mauna Loa that supplies molten rock to its rift zones and summit eruptions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2018 lower Puna eruption of Kīlauea Target entity description: The 2018 lower Puna eruption of Kīlauea was a major volcanic event on Hawaiʻi Island that produced extensive lava flows, destroyed hundreds of homes, and dramatically reshaped the landscape in the lower Puna district.
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A.
Mauna Loa summit eruptions
Mauna Loa summit eruptions are volcanic outbursts originating from the volcano’s high-altitude summit region, characterized by large, fluid lava flows and activity focused within the central caldera.
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B.
Oruanui eruption of Taupō volcano
The Oruanui eruption of Taupō volcano was a massive supereruption about 26,500 years ago that created Lake Taupō and is one of the largest known volcanic eruptions on Earth in the last 100,000 years.
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C.
Shetani lava flow
Shetani lava flow is a vast, rugged expanse of black volcanic rock in Kenya, famed for its dramatic landscape and local legends about its fiery origins.
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D.
South Pagan Volcano
South Pagan Volcano is an active stratovolcano forming the southern part of Pagan Island in the Northern Mariana Islands, known for its eruptions and volcanic hazards.
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E.
Mauna Loa magma system
The Mauna Loa magma system is the interconnected network of magma reservoirs and conduits beneath Mauna Loa that supplies molten rock to its rift zones and summit eruptions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural disaster
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volcanic eruption ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
2018 Kīlauea eruption in lower Puna
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2018 Kīlauea lower East Rift Zone eruption NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaCoveredByLava |
about 13.7 square miles
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about 35.5 square kilometers ⓘ |
| associatedHazard |
ashfall
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earthquakes ⓘ ground cracking ⓘ lava flows ⓘ laze ⓘ vog ⓘ volcanic gas emissions ⓘ |
| bayFilled | Kapoho Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | drainage of magma from Puʻu ʻŌʻō region into lower East Rift Zone ⓘ |
| communitiesAffected |
Kapoho Beach Lots
NERFINISHED
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Lanipuna Gardens NERFINISHED ⓘ Leilani Estates NERFINISHED ⓘ Vacationland Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| economicImpact | hundreds of millions of US dollars ⓘ |
| emergencyManagement | Hawaii County Civil Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 2018-09-04 ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
Strombolian activity
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effusive eruption ⓘ |
| eruptionType | fissure eruption ⓘ |
| evacuations | thousands of residents ⓘ |
| homesDestroyed | over 700 ⓘ |
| impact |
destruction of residential subdivisions in lower Puna
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major reshaping of coastline near Kapoho ⓘ |
| landformsCreated | new lava delta at Kapoho Bay ⓘ |
| landmarksDestroyed | Kapoho tide pools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| largestEarthquakeDate | 2018-05-04 ⓘ |
| largestEarthquakeMagnitude | 6.9 ⓘ |
| lavaFlowType |
pāhoehoe lava
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ʻAʻā lava ⓘ |
| lavaType | basaltic lava ⓘ |
| lavaVolume |
approximately 0.2 cubic miles
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approximately 0.8 cubic kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hawaii
NERFINISHED
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Hawaiʻi Island NERFINISHED ⓘ lower Puna district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainVentArea |
Kapoho
NERFINISHED
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Lanipuna Gardens NERFINISHED ⓘ Leilani Estates NERFINISHED ⓘ lower East Rift Zone of Kīlauea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumVolcanicExplosivityIndex | 3 ⓘ |
| maxLavaFlowRate | up to 200 cubic meters per second ⓘ |
| monitoringMethod |
gas emission measurements
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ground-based seismic monitoring ⓘ satellite remote sensing ⓘ thermal imaging ⓘ |
| notableEvent | collapse events at Kīlauea summit producing large earthquakes ⓘ |
| notableFissure | Fissure 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfFissures | 24 ⓘ |
| partOf | eruptive activity of Kīlauea ⓘ |
| precededBy | Puʻu ʻŌʻō eruption of Kīlauea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleAgency |
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
NERFINISHED
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United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 2018-05-03 ⓘ |
| summitEffects |
collapse of Kīlauea summit caldera
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lowering of Halemaʻumaʻu crater floor ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2018 ⓘ |
| tourismImpact | closure of parts of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park ⓘ |
| volcano | Kīlauea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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