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What makes Long Valley's resurgent dome reach for the skies?

While the huge caldera-forming eruption of Long Valley was 767,000 years ago, between about 670,000 and 570,000 years ago uplift of the caldera's...

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California's calderas

Did you know that Long Valley is not the only caldera in California? In fact, there are at least 5.

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Unpacking CalVO's new seismic monitoring boxes

If you've noticed any changes to the earthquake counts released in CalVO's weekly updates, don't worry - some behind-the-scenes improvements to our...

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M4.4 "Sierra Block" earthquake west of Mammoth Lakes

At 10:36:54 PST (18:36:54 UTC on) 1 February, a M4.4 earthquake occurred under McGee Mountain near Toms Place, CA, at a depth of 10 km.

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Which U.S. volcanoes pose a threat?

USGS Volcanic Threat Assessment updates the 2005 rankings.

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Probing the Depths of Long Valley Caldera

A new study by CalVO seismologists used a novel geophysical technique called "full waveform seismic tomography" to image the roots of Long Valley...

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New scientific publications about our California Volcanoes by USGS authors

Two new journal articles about California Volcanoes in the eastern part of the state, the Long Valley Caldera and Ubehebe Craters, are headed to press...

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Volcano Watch — Exploring USGS volcano observatories—Part 3: California

This month, our Volcano Watch articles are exploring U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) volcano observatories and their connections to Hawai‘i. This week...

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Short-lived Long Valley earthquake swarm does not indicate heightened volcanic unrest

A short-lived earthquake swarm occurred overnight under the Long Valley Caldera in eastern California about 4 km (2.5 mi) ESE of the town of Mammoths...

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Young and Old Volcanoes East of the Sierra Nevada: New Map, Report and Public Events

A new geologic map of the Long Valley Caldera, Mammoth Mountain, and the Middle Fork canyon of the San Joaquin River including Devils Postpile...

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New insight into faults in the Long Valley Caldera reduces the predicted earthquake shaking intensity

The shaking hazard posed by earthquakes on range-front faults near the town of Mammoth Lakes, CA is lower than previously estimated.

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Automated Volcanic-Gas Sniffer Installed at Mammoth Mountain Fumarole

In July 2014, USGS Scientists Peter Kelly (Cascades Volcano Observatory) and Stuart Wilkinson (California Volcano Observatory) installed an automated...

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