Gertrude Creek Volcano
Updated: Apr 24, 2024 22:08 GMT -
Pyroclastic cone 437 m / 1434 ft
Alaska Peninsula, United States, 58.03°N / -156.15°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Alaska Peninsula, United States, 58.03°N / -156.15°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Gertrude Creek 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 22, 08:28 am (Anchorage) | 1.3 73 km | 8.3 km (5.2 mi) to the S | 79 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska | Info | |
Sunday, April 21, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 21, 09:22 am (Anchorage) | 1.1 131 km | 9.1 km (5.6 mi) to the SE | 82 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska | Info |
Background
An ice-scoured basaltic scoria cone and associated lava-flow apron lies at Getrude Creek about 5 km NE of Becharof Lake. The cone was constructed near the trace of the Bruin Bay fault and was Argon-Argon dated at about 500,000 years BP (Hildreth et al., 2003).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information