United States · Caldera
Novarupta
- Type
- Caldera
- Elevation
- 841m
- Last eruption
- 1912
- Type
- Caldera
- Country
- United States
- Region
- North America / Alaska Peninsula Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 841m
- Coordinates
- 58.266, -155.159
- Last eruption
- 1912
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Caldera
- Major rock type
- Rhyolite
Geological summary
Novarupta, the least topographically prominent volcano in the Katmai area, was formed during a major eruption in 1912.
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From Wikipedia
Novarupta is a volcano located on the Alaska Peninsula on a slope of Trident Volcano in Katmai National Park and Preserve, about 290 miles (470 km) southwest of Anchorage. Novarupta was formed in 1912, during the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century, in which it released 30 times the volume of magma of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1912 – 1912
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 6 (1912)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 1
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1912VEI 6Observed1912-06-06 – 1912-10-16
Nearby volcanoes
External links
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