Maidu Volcano
Updated: Apr 19, 2024 13:20 GMT -
Stratovolcano 2123 m / 6965 ft
California, United States, 40.3°N / -121.62°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
California, United States, 40.3°N / -121.62°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Maidu 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 13, 06:35 am (Los Angeles) | 2.1 9 km | 14 km (8.7 mi) to the W | Tehama County, 37 mi southeast of Redding, Shasta County, California, United States | Info | |
Apr 13, 03:41 am (Los Angeles) | 1.7 9.2 km | 14 km (8.7 mi) to the W | 12 km SE of Manton, CA | Info | |
Monday, April 8, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 8, 05:10 am (Los Angeles) | 2.2 5.3 km | 14 km (8.8 mi) to the NE | 7 km NNE of Mineral, CA | Info |
Background
The massive, highly eroded Maidu volcano center SW of Lassen National Park was active about 2-0.8 million years ago (Clynne, 1990). The hydrothermally altered andesitic stratovolcano also has erupted rhyolitic rocks, and a dacitic lava-dome field lies on the north flank of the volcanic center.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information