West Crater volcano
Actualizado: 5 feb. 2023 05:48 GMT -
campo volcánico 1329 m / 4,360 ft
Washington (Canadá y EE. UU. (continente)), 45.88°N / -122.08°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Washington (Canadá y EE. UU. (continente)), 45.88°N / -122.08°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
West Crater volcano is a small andesitic lava dome with lava flows in southern Washington, belonging to a volcanic field extending from Marble Mountain, north of Swift Reservoir, to south of Trout Creek Hill. The field consists mainly of small basaltic and basaltic andesite cinder cones and small shield volcanoes, oriented along a NW-SE zone SE of Mount St. Helens.
The most recent activity occurred about 8,000 years ago and formed the West Crater lava dome, a small cone at Hackamore Creek, and a phreatic crater at the summit of Bare Mountain.
The older, basaltic Trout Creek Hill shield volcano erupted a lava flow about 340,000 years ago that traveled 20 km SE and temporarily dammed the Columbia River.
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Erupciones del volcán West Crater: ca. 8000 years ago
Latest nearby earthquakes
Fecha / Hora | Revista / Prof. | Distancia/Ubicación | ||
sábado, 4 febrero 2023 GMT (1 sismo) | ||||
4 feb 2023 08:27 (GMT -8) (4 feb 2023 16:27 GMT) | 0.4 12 km | 40 km (25 mi) 31 Km NNE of Amboy, Washington | ||
jueves, 2 febrero 2023 GMT (1 sismo) | ||||
2 feb 2023 15:17 (GMT -8) (2 feb 2023 23:17 GMT) | 0.4 5.8 km | 26 km (16 mi) 35 Km NE of Amboy, Washington | ||
martes, 31 enero 2023 GMT (1 sismo) | ||||
31 ene 2023 02:01 (GMT -8) (31 ene 2023 10:01 GMT) | 0.3 1.2 km | 36 km (22 mi) 37 Km NNE of Amboy, Washington | ||
miércoles, 25 enero 2023 GMT (1 sismo) | ||||
24 ene 2023 21:40 (GMT -8) (25 ene 2023 05:40 GMT) | 0.8 4 km | 31 km (19 mi) 19 Km NNE of Amboy, Washington |
West Crater Fotos
![]() Clear view onto the lava lake inside Marum's west crater. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |
![]() Lago de lava en el cráter de brecha oeste del volcán Kilauea. La corteza entera que cubre el lago sólo sido revocada, exponiendo el interior brillante rojo caliente. hawa... |
![]() Bright eruption from the central crater and glowing from NE vent (r), and a smaller eruption from the western vent (l). (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |
![]() El lago de lava en el cráter de Marum oeste. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8 | NASA FIRMS