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Crater Lake
Caldera · 2,487 m · United States of America
Crater Lake sits on the North American Plate, in a subduction zone. 5 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2,850 BCE.
- Elevation
- 2,487 m
- Type
- Caldera
- Tectonic Setting
- Subduction zone, continental crust
- Dominant Rock
- Dacite
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- United States of America
- Last Eruption
- 2,850 BCE
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 5
- Max. Explosivity (VEI)
- 7
Eruption Timeline
Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).
Eruption Uncertain Date
Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata