1950 Volcano eruption in Mauna Loa The eruption in 1950 had caused a lot of damage to the city of Hilo. The city of Hilo is now built on the old lava that had flowed from the volcano. The volcano of Mauna Loa is located in Hawaii. There’s not many organisms like people or even animals that live near the volcano because, they now know that the volcano is active. The volcano rises about 13,680 ft above sea level. It is obviously very hot near the volcano because it has magma in it that is about 800 degrees F to 1300 degrees F. Mauna Loa covers more than 50% of Hawaii, also extending into Hilo. The eruption of Mauna Loa that had happened in 1950, The eruption that had happened in 1984 was even bigger than the eruption
