1784 Eruption of Hualalai
Hualalai in the United States erupted in 1784 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 0.
Where it erupted
Hualalai, United States, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- 1784
- Volcano
- Hualalai, shield volcano
- Country
- United States
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 0, non-explosive (eruption column under 100 m)
- Killed by
- Lava flows
- Location
- 19.692° N, 155.870° W
The toll
- Deaths
- Few (about 1 to 50)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
A number of lives were said to be lost as a result of the Kaupulehu lava flow, although this report first appeared in 1844 after earlier reports mentioned no fatalities. (reference #9675)
Other significant eruptions of Hualalai
More
Every eruption in 1784The 1700sHualalaiEarthquakes near Hualalai
Sources
Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s. NCEI event 6570.