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Mud pot, mud seep, or mud volcano?

Mud pot, mud seep, or mud volcano?

We recently received a question about how mud volcanoes form and why they're distinct from "real" volcanoes (the kind involving magma), so we're here...

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One benefit of California’s volcanoes? Geothermal energy

One benefit of California’s volcanoes? Geothermal energy

Nearly all of California’s geothermal electric power generation comes from areas where eruptions occurred in the past tens of thousands of years

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Unpacking CalVO's new seismic monitoring boxes

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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Which U.S. volcanoes pose a threat?

Which U.S. volcanoes pose a threat?

USGS Volcanic Threat Assessment updates the 2005 rankings.

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Earthquake swarm near Salton Buttes is not volcanic

Earthquake swarm near Salton Buttes is not volcanic

An earthquake swarm started on 26 Sep 2016, 04:03AM PDT, and is ongoing in the Brawley Seismic Zone near the southern terminus of the San Andreas...

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