Blacks Mountain volcano
Shield 2220 m / 7283 ft
California, United States, 40.78°N / -121.19°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
California, United States, 40.78°N / -121.19°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Blacks Mountain volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Fri, 30 Jul 2021 (GMT) (3 earthquakes) | ||||
| 30 Jul 2021 02:59:13 GMT | 0.3 3.4 km | 44 km (27 mi) 12km ESE of Viola, CA | ||
| 30 Jul 2021 02:45:05 GMT | 0.3 2.4 km | 45 km (28 mi) 12km ESE of Viola, CA | ||
| 30 Jul 2021 02:44:54 GMT | 0.1 2.2 km | 44 km (27 mi) 13km ESE of Viola, CA | ||
| Tue, 27 Jul 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | ||||
| 27 Jul 2021 11:21:24 GMT | 1.7 0.3 km | 42 km (26 mi) 12km W of Fall River Mills, CA | ||
Background
Blacks Mountain, 25 km east of Hat Creek, is the most prominent of a group of andesitic shield volcanoes and is 1-2 million years old (Clynne, in Wood and Kienle, 1990).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8
