Crater Flat Volcano
Updated: Apr 25, 2024 09:32 GMT -
Volcanic field 1128 m / 3701 ft
Nevada, United States, 36.77°N / -116.55°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Nevada, United States, 36.77°N / -116.55°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Crater Flat volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
Apr 24, 05:40 am (Los Angeles) | 0.9 9.6 km | 47 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada | Info | ||
Apr 24, 05:31 am (Los Angeles) | 1.9 9.9 km | 26 km (16 mi) to the E | 47 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada | Info | |
Apr 24, 05:24 am (Los Angeles) | 0.9 9.4 km | 47 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada | Info | ||
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 GMT (3 quakes) | |||||
Apr 17, 08:12 am (Los Angeles) | 0.6 9.5 km | 49 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada | Info | ||
Apr 17, 01:49 am (Los Angeles) | 0.6 6.5 km | 42 km SE of Beatty, Nevada | Info | ||
Apr 17, 01:47 am (Los Angeles) | 0.7 3.3 km | 48 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada | Info |
Background
The Crater Flat volcanic field south of the Miocene Timber Mountain caldera contains five Quaternary cinder cones and lava flows. The youngest cone, the Lathrop Wells scoria cone, was formed about 80,000 years ago (Valentine et al., 2007) and produced lava flows from vents at the southern and NE flanks of the scoria cone.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Crater Flat Volcano Photos
The erupting crater of Yasur volcano under a moon- and starlit sky. The torch of a distant observer on the opposite rim looks like a second moon. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Clear view onto the lava lake inside Marum's west crater. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
An usually clear view of the interior of Benbow's crater in the evening. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
The Stephanos crater seen from Nikia village (Nisyros volcano, Greece) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)