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Buzzard Creek Volcano

Updated: Apr 28, 2024 22:44 GMT -
Tuff rings 830 m / 2,723 ft
United States, Eastern Alaska, 64.07°N / -148.42°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Buzzard Creek volcano eruptions: 1050 BC (?) 

Latest nearby earthquakes

TimeMag. / DepthDistance / Location
Apr 26, 03:39 pm (Anchorage)
1.7

0 km
19 km (12 mi) to the W 15 km E of Ferry, Alaska
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Thursday, April 25, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 25, 08:02 am (Anchorage)
2.6

0.3 km
29 km (18 mi) to the NE 50 km E of Clear, Alaska  I FELT IT
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Saturday, April 20, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Apr 20, 03:58 am (Anchorage)
1.0

17 km
Denali, 45 mi southwest of Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States
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Apr 19, 07:05 pm (Anchorage)
1.3

17 km
31 km ENE of Healy, Alaska
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Thursday, April 18, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 18, 02:27 pm (Anchorage)
1.5

0 km
19 km (12 mi) to the W 15 km E of Ferry, Alaska
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Wednesday, April 17, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 16, 04:47 pm (Anchorage)
1.3

14 km
17 km E of Healy, Alaska
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Background

Two Holocene tuff rings form craters 300 and 66 m wide near the headwaters of Buzzard Creek at the northern foot of the central Alaska Range NE of the town of Healy along the Parks Highway. The total volume of ejecta, most of which is accessory material, probably does not exceed 0.001 cu km. The ejecta overlies young glacial terraces that correlate with a glacial stage that ended about 10,000 years ago, and radiocarbon dates give an age for the eruption that formed the tuff rings of about 3000 years. This minor volcanic feature lies along trend with the Aleutian arc, but is located 320 km NE of its nearest Holocene neighbor, Hayes volcano and lies directly over the northernmost corner of the subducting Pacific Plate.
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Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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