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Volcano Watch: 1969 Maunaulu eruption had 12 lava fountaining episodes

The 1969 Maunaulu eruption on Kilauea's upper East Rift Zone had 12 lava fountaining episodes with fountains up to 1,770 feet, followed by extensive lava flows covering 12,355 acres.

Last week’s “Volcano Watch” article reviewed the lava fountaining eruption of Kilauea Iki in 1959. This week, we’ll continue looking back in time at the next episodic lava fountaining eruption in Kilauea’s history: the Maunaulu eruption that occurred a decade later, in 1969.

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West Hawaii Today broke the news in on Saturday, January 17, 2026.
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