Broken Top Volcano
Updated: 23 avril. 2024 17:44 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)
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.
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Eruptions du volcan Broken Top: unknown, but probably none during the past 10,000 years
Derniers séismes proches
Heure | Mag. / Profondeur | Distance / Lieu | |||
11 avril 19:03 (Los Angeles) | 1.4 1.4 km | 30 km à l'est | 3 km S of Tumalo, Oregon | Info |
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
Volcan Broken Top, Oregon (Photo: Richard Arculus)