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Steamboat Springs volcano

lava domes 1415 m / 4,642 ft
Nevada, USA (mainland exept Alaska), 39.38°N / -119.72°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
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Typical eruption style: effusive ?
Steamboat Springs volcano eruptions: probably none in the past 10,000 years
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocation
Tue, 17 Jul
Tue, 17 Jul 09:30 UTCM 0.6 / 5.1 km43 km- 6km WSW of Cold Springs, Nevada
Tue, 17 Jul 05:53 UTCM 0.3 / 8.3 km10 km- 16km S of Reno, Nevada
Mon, 16 Jul
Mon, 16 Jul 15:24 UTCM 0.1 / 8.5 km17 km- 11km S of Mogul, Nevada
Sun, 15 Jul
Sun, 15 Jul 11:22 UTCM 0.7 / 8.5 km37 km- 3km WSW of Tahoe Vista, California
Sat, 14 Jul
Sat, 14 Jul 23:39 UTCM 1.3 / 1.2 km46 km- 15km NW of Fernley, Nevada
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Steamboat Springs is a volcanic field of rhyolitic lava domes located 20 km SSE of Reno, Nevada. It is between 2.5 and 1.1 million years old and consists of lava domes and flows.
There are no recent eruptions, but it is hydrothermally very active, and contains about 50 hot springs, steam vents, and fumaroles.
An swarm of small earthquakes occurred 25 km NE of the Steamboat Springs in May 2008.


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