Study finds existence of large, deep magma chamber below Kilauea volcano

Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 12:00 in Earth & Climate

A new study led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science uncovered a previously unknown magma chamber deep below the most active volcano in the world – Kilauea. This is the first geophysical observation that large magma chambers exist in the deeper parts of the volcano system.

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