Contact | RSS | EN | DE | EL | ES | FR | IT | RU

Broken Top Volcano

Updated: 29 mars. 2024 07:09 GMT -
stratovolcano 663 m / 2,175 ft
Oregon (Canada and USA (mainland)), 44.08°N / -121.7°W
Condition actuelle: (probablement) éteint (0 sur 5)

Broken Top in the Three Sisters Wilderness, Oregon, is, as the name suggests, the heavily eroded top of a probably extinct stratovolcano.

[smaller] [larger]
Style éruptif tipique: Explosive
Eruptions du volcan Broken Top: unknown, but probably none during the past 10,000 years

Derniers séismes proches

No recent earthquakes
HeureMag. / ProfondeurDistance / Lieu

Introduction

The earliest products were basaltic lava flows forming a basal shield. Later stage eruptions built a steeper cone of more silica rich lava flows and pyroclastic deposits.

Broken Top Volcano Photos

Latest satellite images

BrokenTop satellite image sat1BrokenTop satellite image sat2

No news in this list.

Sur cette page: