Mount St. Helens - From the 1980 eruption to 2000
Fact Sheet
036-00
By: Steve Brantley and Bobbie Myers
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Abstract
Mount St. Helens, Washington, is the most active volcano in the Cascade Range. Its most recent series of eruptions began in 1980 when a large landslide and powerful explosive eruption created a large crater, and ended 6 years later after more than a dozen extrusions of lava built a dome in the crater. Larger, longer lasting eruptions have occurred in the volcano's past and are likely to occur in the future. Although the volcano seems to have returned to a period of quiet, scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey and University of Washington Geophysics Program continue to closely monitor Mount St. Helens for signs of renewed activity.
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Mount St. Helens - From the 1980 eruption to 2000 |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 036-00 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs03600 |
| Edition | Online Version 1.0 |
| Year Published | 2000 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 2 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| Other Geospatial | Mount St. Helens |