Lōʿihi

seamount and volcano, Pacific Ocean

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Hawaii

  • Hawaii
    In Hawaii: Relief

    The Lō‘ihi Seamount, a growing volcano that could break the surface of the ocean tens of thousands of years from the present, is located 18.6 miles (30 km) southeast of the island of Hawaii. The highest Hawaiian mountains are Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, both on…

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submarine volcanoes

  • Mount St. Helens volcano
    In volcano: Submarine volcanoes

    …this is the submarine volcano Lō‘ihi, a seamount whose summit caldera is 1 km (0.6 mile) below sea level and 30 km (19 miles) southeast of the island of Hawaii. Although eruptions of this youngest volcano of the Hawaiian chain have not been directly observed, seismographs detected swarms of earthquakes…

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