Silver Lake volcano
Updated: May 30, 2023 14:25 GMT -
cinder cones 1535 m / 5,036 ft
California (Canada and USA (mainland)), 40.73°N / -121.84°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
California (Canada and USA (mainland)), 40.73°N / -121.84°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Silver Lake is one of many volcanic fields northern California. It consists of 3 small explosion craters The volcano consists of 3 small cinder cones and lava lakes. The craters contain lakes: Silver Lake, Author Lake, and Buckhorn Lake.
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Silver Lake volcano eruptions: none during the past 10,000 years
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Monday, May 29, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| May 29, 2023 1:31 am (GMT -7) (May 29, 2023 08:31 GMT) | 2.6 15 km | 7.8 km (4.8 mi) 27 mi east of Redding, Shasta County, California, USA | ||
| Sunday, May 21, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| May 20, 2023 9:04 pm (GMT -7) (May 21, 2023 04:04 GMT) | 1.2 12 km | 33 km (21 mi) 10km SE of Millville, CA | ||
| Saturday, May 20, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| May 19, 2023 9:22 pm (GMT -7) (May 20, 2023 04:22 GMT) | 1.9 13 km | 27 km (17 mi) 15 mi east of Redding, Shasta County, California, USA | ||
Silver Lake Photos
A lava fountain casts its shadow onto the silvery crust of the lava lake. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |
Silvery, ropy stripes record the initial streching the thin crust of the lava lake has undergone immediately before cooling sufficiently to become locally rigid. hawaii_e... |
Thin, silvery crust of the lava lake. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |
Silvery surface of the lava lake crust (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8 | NASA FIRMS
