Lava-flow hazard zones

The Island of Hawaiʻi was mapped into 9 Zones meant to portray the future long-term hazard due to lava flow activity. (USGS)

Lava Flow Hazard Zones are areas designated by the United States Geological Survey for the Island of Hawaiʻi and Maui in the United States. First prepared in 1974 by Donal Mullineaux and Donald Peterson of the USGS and revised in 1992 for the Island of Hawaiʻi,[1] the maps outline the qualitative hazard posed by lava flows based on the history of lava flow activity on each of the five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaiʻi and Haleakalā volcano on the island of Maui. Zone 1 represents the areas that are most hazardous and Zone 9 the least hazardous.[2]

  1. ^ Thomas L. Wright; Jon Y.F. Chun; Jean Exposo; Christina Heliker; Jon Hodge; John P. Lockwood; Susan M. Vogt (1992), Map showing lava-flow hazard zones, Island of Hawaii:U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2193, scale 1:250,000, retrieved 31 May 2014
  2. ^ "Island of Hawaiʻi Lava-flow Hazard Zones". Hawaii Volcano Observatory. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 May 2014.