Silver Hills Volcano
Updated: Apr 25, 2024 10:17 GMT -
Lava dome(s) 403 m / 1322 ft
Montserrat Island, United Kingdom, 16.81°N / -62.19°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Montserrat Island, United Kingdom, 16.81°N / -62.19°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Silver Hills 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 12, 08:06 pm (Montserrat) | 2.7 130 km | 14 km (9 mi) to the S | near Baie-Mahault | Info |
Background
The Silver Hills volcanic complex at the northern end of Montserrat was active about 2.58-1.16 million years ago (Hincks et al., 2005).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Silver Hills Volcano Photos
Elegant shapes on the lava lake crust. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Stripes on the surface of the lava lake crust. hawaii_e6843.jpg (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)