March 2, 2012 Eruption of Kilauea
Kilauea in the United States erupted on March 2, 2012.
Where it erupted
Kilauea, United States, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- March 2, 2012
- Volcano
- Kilauea, shield volcano
- Country
- United States
- Killed by
- Lava flows
- Location
- 19.421° N, 155.287° W
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 1
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.
Weekly Report 29 February-6 March 2012: According to a news article, the last house in the Royal Gardens subdivision was destroyed by a lava flow on 2 March. (reference #2432)
Other significant eruptions of Kilauea
More
Every eruption in 2012The 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 5746.