Uncertain eruption of Medicine Lake

When

Jan 1910

Kind

Volcanic eruption

Coordinates

41.61° N, 121.55° W

Vei

1

Uncertain

yes

Vent

East flank (Glass Mountain ?)

Volcano number

323020

Eruption number

20649

Vei modifier

?

Shield volcano in northeastern California, United States

Medicine Lake Volcano is a large shield volcano in northeastern California about 30 mi (50 km) northeast of Mount Shasta. The volcano is located in a zone of east–west crustal extension east of the main axis of the Cascade Volcanic Arc and the Cascade Range. The 0.6 mi (1 km) thick shield is 30 mi (50 km) from east to west and 50 mi (80 km) from north to south, and covers more than 800 sq mi (2,200 km2).

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