Stratovolcanoes

Edziza

Edziza (Canada) is a stratovolcano. It rises to 2,786 m above sea level. The GVP records 4 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 950.

Elevation
2,786 m
Last eruption
950
Confirmed eruptions
4
Max VEI
3
Country
Canada
Location
57.72° N, 130.63° W
Region (GVP)
Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
GVP type
Stratovolcano
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Main rock type
Trachyte / Trachydacite

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Other volcanoes and strong earthquakes within 300 km

Eruption history

VEI – Volcanic Explosivity Index: 0 = lava outpouring, 4 = like Eyjafjallajökull 2010, 6 = like Pinatubo 1991, 7 = like Tambora 1815. The scale is logarithmic – each step is about 10 times more material.

StartEndVEIVent and dating
950 ± 6,000 years — 3 SW flank of Ice Peak · Radiogenic: Fission track
630 ± 150 years — ? NNE flank (Williams Cone) · Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
750 BCE ± 100 years — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
6,520 BCE ± 200 years — ? North flank? · Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#320060)