Largest effusive eruption

Of the two type of volcanic eruptions, effusive ones are those in which runny lava, called "Pahoehoe", pours out of the volcano in streams rather than being explosively blown out of the volcano. Kilauea on Hawaii's Big Island is a good example of an effusive eruption – lava has been produced continually from it since 1983. However, Kilauea pales in comparison with the largest volumes produced by pre-history's eruptions. While lava fields have been produced by successive effusive eruptions, the single biggest effusive eruption is connected with the Mahabaleshwar–Rajahmundry Traps, Andhra Pradesh, India, which in a single event are thought to have produced 9,300 km³ (2,231 cubic miles) of Pahoehoe lava around 64.8 million years ago. This is around 1,000 times more lava than has been produced by the current Kilauea eruption event.