Mountain Lakes volcano
Volcanic field 2502 m / 8209 ft
Oregon, United States, 42.32°N / -122.08°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
Mountain Lakes volcano books
Oregon, United States, 42.32°N / -122.08°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
Mountain Lakes volcano books
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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Mountain Lakes volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Mountain Lakes volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance | Location |
| Thu, 26 Mar 2020 | |||
| Thu, 26 Mar 23:28 UTC | M 1.4 / 1.3 km | 15 km | 13km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon (USA) |
Background:
The Mountain Lakes volcanic field, located east of Brown Mountain and NW of Klamath Falls, is a Pliocene-to-Quaternary cluster of andesitic volcanic vents. The volcanic field contains Aspen Butte and LIttle Aspen Butte, the latter a shield volcano that is the southermost Quaternary volcano in Oregon (Hildreth, 2007).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Mountain Lakes Photos:
 By the time we have arrived on the NW side of the summit craters, the sun has risen and Etna drops her majestic morningshadow to the West over Sicily. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffe... |  The lava flow has destroyed the cable car (Etna eruption July 2011). (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |  Strombolian activity at Etna's SE crater in October 2006. The lights of Catania in the background. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |
 Ash plume from a strombolian eruption in Bocca Nuova crater. (c) |  Eruption from the new crater and silhouette of an old cable car. (c) |  Bay with beach and natural sea cave (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |
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