Nazko

Nazko (Canada) is a pyroclastic cone. It rises to 1,238 m above sea level. The GVP records 1 confirmed eruption in the Holocene, the latest in 5,220 BCE.

Elevation: 1,238 m
Last eruption: 5,220 BCE
Confirmed eruptions: 1
Max VEI: —
Country: Canada
Location: 52.93° N, 123.73° W
Region (GVP): Interior Western Canada Volcanic Province
GVP type: Pyroclastic cone(s)
Tectonic setting: Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Main rock type: Trachybasalt / Tephrite Basanite

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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.

Start	End	VEI	Vent and dating
5,220 BCE ± 100 years	—	?	Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#320140)