A sight "fearfully grand": eruptions of Lassen Peak, California, 1914 to 1917
Fact Sheet
2014-3119
Produced in cooperation with the National Park Service, Lassen Association, and the U.S. Forest Service
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Abstract
On May 22, 1915, a large explosive eruption at the summit of Lassen Peak, California, the southernmost active volcano in the Cascade Range, devastated nearby areas and rained volcanic ash as far away as 280 miles to the east. This explosion was the most powerful in a series of eruptions during 1914–17 that were the last to occur in the Cascade Range before the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington. A century after the Lassen eruptions, work by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists in cooperation with the National Park Service is shedding new light on these events.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | A sight "fearfully grand": eruptions of Lassen Peak, California, 1914 to 1917 |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2014-3119 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20143119 |
| Year Published | 2014 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Volcano Hazards Program, Volcano Science Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Time Range Start | 1914-01-01 |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Other Geospatial | Lassen Peak |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |