GVP volcano 324020 · no holder yet
Craters of the Moon
Craters of the Moon is a 2,005 m volcanic field in the United States, last erupted around 130 BCE.
- Type
- Volcanic field (cluster landform)
- Summit
- 2,005 m above sea level
- Rock
- Basalt / Picro-Basalt
- Setting
- Rift zone, continental, over 25 km
- Last eruption
- 130 BCE
- Largest known
- VEI 0, non-explosive, 130 BCE
- Eruptions
- 14 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 43.37°N 113.49°W · United States
- Region
- Yellowstone-Snake River Hotspot Volcano Group, North America Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 324020
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow USGS Volcano Hazards Program.