Cascades Volcano Observatory

U.S. Geological Survey
General Information Product 64
version 1.0

Geologic Hazards at Volcanoes

By Bobbie Myers and Carolyn Driedger

2008

cross-section of a volcano showing magma and the different hazards of an eruption

Most volcano hazards are associated with eruptions. However, some hazards, such as lahars and debris avalanches, can occur even when a volcano is not erupting.


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