Hilina Slump
The Hilina Slump, on the south flank of the Kīlauea Volcano on the southeast coast of the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, is the most notable of several landslides that ring each of the Hawaiian Islands.[3] These landslides are the means by which material deposited at a volcano's vents are transferred downward and seaward, eventually spilling onto the seabed to broaden the island.[4]
Kīlauea's entire south flank, extending out to Cape Kumukahi, is currently sliding seaward,[5] with some parts of the central portion (overlooking the Hilina slump) moving as much as 10 centimeters (3.9 inches) per year,[6] pushed by the forceful injection of magma and pulled by gravity.[7]
Current movement of the Hilina slump and recent volcanic activity, coupled with evidence of massive submarine slides in the geological past, has led to claims that megatsunamis might result if the south flank of Kīlauea should suddenly fail. [citation needed]
Geology
[edit]The Hawaiian Islands are volcanoes, the newest part of the Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain, created by eruption of magma from the Hawaiʻi hotspot. As the Pacific plate, moving to the northwest, carries the existing volcanoes away from the hotspot, new volcanoes form at the southeastern end.[9] The newest and largest island is the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, formed by the merger of seven volcanoes.[10] The largest, at the trailing edge of the island, is Mauna Loa Volcano, and on its seaward flank is the younger Kīlauea, with the still submerged Kamaʻehuakanaloa Seamount (formerly Lōʻihi) just off-shore.
The Hawaiian volcanoes are shield volcanoes, distinguished from the more familiar stratovolcanoes by their greater breadth and lower gradient slopes. (E.g.: Kilauea's average slope to the east is only 3.3°,[11] and the south slope from the summit to the ocean floor averages only 6°.[12]) When the volcano is over the hotspot a plentiful supply of magma allows it to build a broad shield; when it loses its supply of magma it dies and is eroded back to sea level.[13]
Like the rest, Kīlauea is composed of alternating subaerial and submarine lava flows fractured by cooling joints and interbedded with weaker rock, sediments, and tephra, resulting in what has been characterized as a fractured rock mass.[14] These discontinuities form zones of weakness that lead to slope failure.[15] The weight of the rock mass causes extension (stretching) downhill, favoring the formation of vertical structures, such as dip-slip faults and rift zones, parallel to the slope. These disconnect the rock mass from the upper flank, putting more stress on any non-vertical planes of weakness, which may fail and form a slip zone.
In their 1999 paper, Smith and Malahoff discussed “magma-jacking” as a major cause of slope failure for the Hilina Slump. Magma jacking occurs when fresh magma is injected into pre-existing fractures or weak rock. The pressure of the injected magma serves to break apart the rock, leading to slope failure. Smith and Malahoff also proposed that Kīlauea's status as a secondary volcanic structure on the flanks of the larger Mauna Loa makes it more susceptible to catastrophic collapse. They observed that this trend holds true for many of the historic landslides observed in the Hawaiian island chain.[16]
On Kīlauea's seaward flank (where it is not resting against Mauna Loa) these tendencies are evident where magma oozing out of the caldera turns east and west to form the Southwest Rift Zone (SWRZ) and East Rift Zone (ERZ), both parallel to the shore,[18] and also in the cliffs of the Hilina Pali – coincident with dip-slip faults of the Hilina fault system – which form the head-scarp where a large block of rock has slumped down and outward.
The rift zones enable transport of lava tens of kilometers away from the caldera (as seen in the 2018 lower Puna eruption). They also serve as wedges, forcing the south flank of Kīlauea downslope across a décollement – a nearly horizontal fault where the volcanic deposits rest on the oceanic crust[19] – about 8 to 10 km deep.[20] The combination of rifting and gravitationally driven slumping results in seaward movement of the entire south flank (see image), especially around the Hilina Pali, with seaward motions of up to 10 centimeters (3.9 inches) per year.[21]
Hilina Slump
[edit]On the central portion of the south flank of Kīlauea the thousand-foot high cliffs of the Hilina Pali and similar scarps were recognized as early as 1930 as headscarps resulting from slumping of the coast.[22] The Hilina Pali is the headscarp of the Hilina Slump, a type of landslide where a large and relatively intact block slips along a concave surface, dropping vertically at the head, with the toe often extending upward as well as outward[23] The Hilina Slump extends seaward from both ends of the Hilina Pali out to a depth of 5,000 meters (16,404 ft).[24] Whether this slump is shallow, or reaches down to the décollement that underlies the entire Kīlauea south flank, is still under debate.[25]
With the discovery in the late 1980s that the entire south flank of Kīlauea is involved with submarine landslides the term "Hilina slump" has been applied by some scientists to the broader area.[26]
The Hilina slump is sliding seaward on top of the southern flank of the Kīlauea volcano, at an average speed of 10 cm/year (3.9 in/year). Kīlauea is the southeastern portion, about 13.7%, of the Big Island of Hawaii. Compared to the 25,000 to 35,000 cubic kilometers (6,000 to 8,400 cu mi) volume of Kīlauea, the submarine slide is between 10,000 and 12,000 cubic kilometers (2,400 and 2,900 cu mi), making up about 10% of the island.[16] Model results based on present day slope and sea level suggest that earthquake accelerations stronger than about 0.4 to 0.6 g are enough to exceed the static friction coefficient resulting in a slip along a failure surface.[27] However, recent undersea measurements show that an undersea "bench" has formed a buttress at the forefront of the Hilina Slump, and "this buttress may tend to reduce the likelihood of future catastrophic detachment."[28][29]
Earthquakes
[edit]Earthquakes in Hawaiʻi result from either movement of magma, or sliding of the volcanic edifices which comprise the islands. Some of the seaward slippage of the flank occurs aseismically, without noticeable earthquakes.[30] At other times there is a lurch, resulting in an earthquake of magnitude 6 or greater.[31]
1868
[edit]An earthquake on April 2, 1868, rocked the southeast coast of Hawaiʻi with a magnitude estimated between 7.25 and 7.75. It triggered a landslide on the slopes of the Mauna Loa volcano, five miles (8.0 km) north of Pāhala, killing 31 people. A tsunami claimed 46 additional lives. The villages of Punaluʻu, Nīnole, Kāwāʻa, Honuʻapo, and Keauhou Landing were severely damaged. According to one account, the tsunami "rolled in over the tops of the coconut trees, probably 60 feet (18 m) high ... inland a distance of a quarter of a mile [0.4 km] in some places, taking out to sea when it returned, houses, men, women, and almost everything movable."[32]
1975
[edit]UTC time | 1975-11-29 14:47:40 |
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ISC event | 722344 |
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | November 29, 1975 |
Local time | 04:47 HST |
Magnitude | Mw 7.7 |
Depth | 9 km |
Epicenter | 19°19′59″N 155°00′07″W / 19.333°N 155.002°W |
A similar earthquake occurred November 29, 1975, with a magnitude of 7.2. A 40-mile (64 km) wide section of the Hilina Slump slid 11 feet (3.4 m) into the ocean, widening the crack by 26 ft (7.9 m). This movement also caused a tsunami that reached a maximum height of 47.0 feet (14.3 m) at Keauhou Landing.[33] Oceanfront properties were washed off their foundations in Punaluʻu. Two deaths were reported at Halape, and 19 other persons were injured. The shoreline at Keauhou Bay was dramatically altered.[34]
2018
[edit]UTC time | 2018-05-04 22:32:55 |
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ISC event | 611928827 |
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | May 4, 2018 |
Local time | 12:33 p.m. HST |
Magnitude | 6.9 Mww |
Depth | 2.1 km |
Epicenter | 19°18′47″N 154°59′53″W / 19.313°N 154.998°W |
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake on May 4, 2018 resulted in the slump moving about 2 feet (0.6 m). It appears to have been precipitated by vibrations caused by the movement of magma in the eastern rift zone of Kīlauea, and in turn, the earthquake preceded further volcanic activity.[35] This could fit into a model of correlation between earthquakes and eruption events described for the earthquakes in 1868 and 1975.[36]
Landslides
[edit]The breadth and gentle slopes of young shield volcanoes such as Kīlauea are in contrast to the steep, picturesque cliffs (pali), deeply incised canyons, and narrow ridges typical of the older islands, and for a long while it was a bit of mystery how the latter got that way. In 1930 it was suggested that (at least in some cases) this might be the result of large landslides. In 1964 it was noted that certain areas of sea floor with very blocky topography lay downslope from what appear to be giant amphitheaters (the large bowl left at the head of landslides), suggesting the possibility of giant landslides.[37] However, that such mass wasting was a ubiquitous feature of Hawaiian geology was not recognized until systematic mapping of the sea floor in the late 1980s[38] identified 17 areas on the flanks of the islands that appear to be the remnants of large landslides.[39] Some aspects of these slides – such as the large volume (estimated at 5,000 cubic kilometers (1,200 cu mi) for the Nuuanu slide), the transport of large ("tens of kilometers" in size) blocks 50 kilometers (31 mi) or more, and evidence of rapid transport[40] – suggests that some of these slides were, indeed, gigantic, and could have generated giant tsunamis.[41] One of these areas is the south flank of Kīlauea, including the Hilina Slump, which is currently in motion.[42] This has raised concern that failure of the south flank of Kīlauea could generate a tsunami that "may threaten cities in the Pacific region",[43] and that even relatively minor displacement of the Hilina Slump "would be truly disastrous to life and property on Hawaii island, the rest of the archipelago, and possibly the Pacific Rim."[44]
While the Hawaiian archipelago faces a significant threat from even relatively minor local events, the threat to other trans-Pacific regions has been deemed "exaggerated".[45] Particularly, the larger, more powerful, and more dramatic landslides seen around the Hawaiian Islands are a type of landslide called debris avalanches, where the material in the slide has broken up into pieces small enough to flow as a relatively narrow — typically less than 50 kilometers (31 mi) wide — fast-moving stream that can run out as far as 230 kilometers (140 mi).[46] Debris avalanches, or flows, "commonly represent a single episode of rapid failure",[47] where the potential energy of the slide is released suddenly, and could cause giant tsunamis.[48] On the other hand, slumps are largely intact and undeformed blocks that are wider — up to 110 kilometers (68 mi) — and thicker — about 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) — than debris avalanches, and generally slow moving.[49] Slumps commonly move on a concave surface, with the head dropping down almost vertically (as seen at the Hilina Pali and related cliffs), and the toe thrusting upward.[50]
Seaward movement of Kīlauea's flank has been largely halted on the western end by the Kamaʻehuakanaloa and Papaʻu seamounts, and slowed east of the Hilina Slump by the Hohonu Seamount.[51] Additional buttressing of Hilina Slump is provided by a "Midslope Bench" (see detailed map above); catastrophic detachment of this landslide is deemed unlikely,[52] and "dire predictions of the future breakaway of the Hilina slump ... may be overstated".[53]
Megatsunamis
[edit]Would the collapse of a flank of a Hawaiian volcano result in "towering waves crash[ing] with the force of countless atomic bombs onto the coastlines of North America and eastern Asia"?[54]
Coupled with the knowledge that the Hawaiian islands are ringed with debris fans where large portions of the various volcanoes have slid into the sea[55] – the volume of the Hilina slump has been estimated at 10,000 to 12,000 cubic kilometers (2,400 to 2,900 cu mi)[56] – it seems reasonable to consider the risk of volcanic and/or seismic activity in Hawaiʻi wreaking havoc around the Pacific Rim.
Pararas-Carayannis concluded that neither geology nor historic events indicate that Kīlauea's southern flank is "unusually unstable or that a massive collapse is possible in the foreseeable future", but even if such a collapse happened as postulated the far-field effects of the resultant tsunami "have been greatly overstated".[57]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Excerpt from Figure 2 of Denlinger & Morgan 2014.
- ^ Robinson et al. 2006.
- ^ Thompson, Watters & Schiffman 2008, p. 165; Moore et al. 1989.
- ^ Moore et al. 1989, p. 17,482; Denlinger & Morgan 2014, p. 155.
- ^ Brooks et al. 2006, p. 208.
- ^ Owen et al. 1995, Abstract.
- ^ Thompson, Watters & Schiffman 2008, p. 165; Clague & Sherrod 2014, p. 109.
- ^ Excerpt from figure 16 in Swanson, Duffield & Fiske 1976, p. 26.
- ^ Clague & Sherrod 2014, p. 97.
- ^ Māhukona (submerged, off the northwest corner of the island), Kohala, Mauna Kea, Hualālai, Mauna Loa, Kīlauea, and Lōʻihi (submarine). Moore & Clague 1992, p. 1471.
- ^ Moore & Mark 1992, p. 257.
- ^ Moore & Krivoy 1964, p. 2043.
- ^ Clague & Sherrod 2014, p. 97.
- ^ Okubo 2004, p. 44.
- ^ Okubo (2004, §2.1) has a detailed explanation.
- ^ a b Smith, Malahoff & Shor 1999.
- ^ Tilling et al. 2014, Figure 13. See also Miklius et al. 2005.
- ^ Moore & Krivoy 1964, p. 2043; Swanson, Duffield & Fiske 1976, pp. 1, 2, 24, 31, and throughout; Denlinger & Morgan 2014, p. 158.
- ^ Denlinger & Morgan 2014, p. 153. See figure 3 for a cross-section diagram of Kīlauea's south flank.
- ^ Hills et al. 2002, p. 110; Denlinger & Morgan 2014, p. 158.
- ^ Owen et al. 1995, p. 1329.
- ^ Stearns & Clark 1930, pp. 51, 95.
- ^ Moore et al. 1989, p. 17,468, following Varnes 1978.
- ^ As outlined by Lipman et al. 1985, figure 1, and the oblique map view of figure 19, available here.
- ^ Brooks et al. 2006, p. 208.
- ^ Morgan, Moore & Clague 2003, in the caption for figure 1.
- ^ Okubo 2004.
- ^ Morgan, Moore & Clague 2003, Abstract.
- ^ Hawaiian Landslides Archived 2009-05-27 at the Wayback Machine —Slope failure on Kilauea's submarine south flank (Subsection)
- ^ Owen et al. 2000, pp. 18, 983, 18, 994, 18, 996; Denlinger & Morgan 2014, p. 153.
- ^ Moore, Normark & Holcomb 1994, p. 46.
- ^ Tsunami! by Walter C. Dudley (ISBN 0-8248-1125-9)
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- ^ Nunn 2009, pp. 134–135.
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- ^ Current observations of gradual seaward flank growth on Kīlauea support the interpretation that the East Rift Zone (ERZ) episodically opens as the flank is gradually compressed by deep magma and cumulate intrusion and that this compression also triggers décollement slip, which propagates the south flank seaward. (p. 150); Sometimes this rapid motion is coseismic, generating a great earthquake and tsunami, but it always results in opening of the rift zone, subsidence of the coast, and collapse of the summit magma-system head by hundreds of meters. (p. 168); Denlinger & Morgan 2014, pp. 150, 168.
- ^ Normark, Moore & Torresan 1993, p. 184.
- ^ Moore, Normark & Holcomb 1994.
- ^ Both Moore et al. (1989) and Normark, Moore & Torresan (1993) list the 17 slides and provide maps and details.
- ^ Moore et al. 1989, p. 17,472.
- ^ Moore, Normark & Holcomb 1994, p. 46.
- ^ Smith, Malahoff & Shor 1999, p. 59.
- ^ Cannon & Bürgmann 2001, p. 4207.
- ^ Smith, Malahoff & Shor 1999, p. 84.
- ^ NRC report 2008, p. 57.
- ^ Moore et al. 1989, pp. 17, 482.
- ^ Moore et al. 1989, p. 17,469.
- ^ Moore, Normark & Holcomb 1994, p. 47, citing Geological Society of America Special Paper 229 (1988).
- ^ Moore et al. 1989, p. 17,482.
- ^ Varnes 1978, p. 13, and see figure 2.5b.
- ^ Smith, Malahoff & Shor 1999, pp. 80, 82, 85.
- ^ Morgan, Moore & Clague 2003, ¶65.
- ^ Morgan, Moore & Clague 2003, ¶60.
- ^ Bill McGuire, quoted in "The Most Destructive Wave in Earth’s (Known) History", The Atlantic, October 23, 2015. The title refers to specific case thought to have happened 100,000 years ago involving a volcanic flank collapse in Hawaii.
- ^ See Moore et al. 1989, Figure 1 for a map.
- ^ Smith, Malahoff & Shor 1999, Abstract
- ^ Pararas-Carayannis 2002, pp. 253–254.
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