the last time crater lake volcano erupted was about 4,800 years ago.
the last time crater lake volcano erupted was about 4,800 years ago.
when was the last time crater lake volcano erupted?
about 4,800 years ago
mazama was last active about 4,800 years ago, when an eruption took place near wizard island's eastern base. this eruption took place underwater, and it produced viscous lava that created a rhyodacite lava dome, about 2,400 years after the first period of postcaldera activity. given that mazama has had periods of sporadic eruptions for 420,000 years, the united states geological survey thinks that it is "virtually certain" that mazama will erupt again in the future. mazama is considered dormant, but it remains monitored by the united states geological survey cascades volcano observatory. future eruptions would likely take place near the western side of the complex and within the caldera rim; they could occur underwater. the ejection of lava rich in gas from shallow water could produce huge ash columns, but submarine eruptions at deeper depths may decrease the explosiveness of the event. nonetheless, the rapid mixing of water and lava could produce dangerous pyroclastic surges, which are more gaseous and less solid than pyroclastic flows. such flows could pass over topographic barriers, move rock fragments at rapid speeds of , and travel several miles from their vent. mazama is unlikely to produce mudflows far from the caldera, though a nearby vent outside the caldera could erupt and mix with snow. eruptions are unlikely to produce waves that extend beyond crater lake, but powerful explosions could produce tall waves in the caldera. an eruption as explosive as the one 7,700 years ago is unlikely given that it would require larger volumes of magma than are known to be available within the mazama vicinity. moreover, landslides could flood adjacent shoreline regions, but they are not likely to induce failure of the caldera's walls, as they rise more than above the lake's surface. earthquakes from the nearby west klamath lake fault zone could reach magnitudes up to 7.0 on the richter scale, but these only occur every 3,000 to 10,000 years; they could generate tall waves by creating landslides. though local earthquakes from volcanic activity would create motion in the lake, they would likely only reach maximum magnitudes of 5.0 on the richter scale. however, crater lake is poorly monitored, and not highly active seismically among the cascade volcanoes. the largest earthquake threat originates from the cascadia subduction zone, which could produce earthquakes with a magnitude of 8 or 9 that could lead to huge waves in crater lake.
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longwanqun national forest park () is a nationally protected nature area in huinan county, jilin, china. geographically, it is part of the western changbai mountains. a notable feature of the park are a group of volcanic crater lakes: the sanjiaolong crater lake (三角龙湾, triangle dragon crater lake), dalong crater lake (大龙湾, big dragon crater lake), erlong crater lake (medium dragon crater lake), xiaolong crater lake (small dragon crater lake), donglong crater lake (east dragon crater lake), nanlong crater lake (south dragon crater lake), hanlong crater lake (dry dragon crater lake).









































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