Comments on: Are any of the big Hawaiian telescopes threatened by the volcano? https://habitablezone.com/2018/05/07/are-any-of-the-big-hawaiian-telescopes-threatened-by-the-volcano/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:20:54 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: RL https://habitablezone.com/2018/05/07/are-any-of-the-big-hawaiian-telescopes-threatened-by-the-volcano/#comment-41462 RL Mon, 07 May 2018 21:34:37 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=70842#comment-41462 They are on Mauna Kea which is a dormant (but not technically extinct) volcano in the north side of the island- the eruptions are on the south east side of the island. I believe a few years back a magnitude 5 or 6 hit and Keck shut down for checkout... it was after my time there... I experienced a couple of small quakes when I was living there- all below magnitude 4- and never felt any while up on the mountain. I doubt even the solar observatory on Mauna Loa was impacted, and its much closer to the action. They are on Mauna Kea which is a dormant (but not technically extinct) volcano in the north side of the island- the eruptions are on the south east side of the island.

I believe a few years back a magnitude 5 or 6 hit and Keck shut down for checkout… it was after my time there…

I experienced a couple of small quakes when I was living there- all below magnitude 4- and never felt any while up on the mountain.

I doubt even the solar observatory on Mauna Loa was impacted, and its much closer to the action.

]]> By: podrock https://habitablezone.com/2018/05/07/are-any-of-the-big-hawaiian-telescopes-threatened-by-the-volcano/#comment-41461 podrock Mon, 07 May 2018 21:15:56 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=70842#comment-41461 The 'scopes are on Mauna Kea. Current hazard for it is green: <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/" rel="nofollow">https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/</a> Good map of current activity: <a href="https://gis.hawaiicounty.gov/arcgisportal/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=63b5a013e3154387a6466ad51845503e" rel="nofollow">https://gis.hawaiicounty.gov/arcgisportal/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=63b5a013e3154387a6466ad51845503e</a> The ‘scopes are on Mauna Kea. Current hazard for it is green:

https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/

Good map of current activity:

https://gis.hawaiicounty.gov/arcgisportal/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=63b5a013e3154387a6466ad51845503e

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