November 30, 2009 Eruption of Kilauea
Kilauea in the United States erupted on November 30, 2009.
Where it erupted
Kilauea, United States, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- November 30, 2009
- Volcano
- Kilauea, shield volcano
- Country
- United States
- Location
- 19.421° N, 155.287° W
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
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.
Gases in the volcanic fog, or vog, from Kilauea volcano are killing crops and costing Big Island farmers millions of dollars, but help is on the way. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared Hawaii County a natural disaster area. The designation means farmers there can apply for low interest loans from the federal government. It is estimated that 2,000 to 2,500 metric tons of sulfur dioxide billows from Kilauea's Halemaumau Crater on any given day. The vog leaves leafy greens less than leafy. (reference #9758)
Other significant eruptions of Kilauea
More
Every eruption in 2009The 2000sKilaueaEarthquakes near KilaueaThis day in weather history
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 5584.