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Wrangell Volcano - John Seach
Alaska
62.00 N, 144.02 W
summit elevation 4317 m
Shield volcano
Wrangell volcano is located in eastern Alaska. It is one of the world's largest continental volcanoes with a diameter of 30 km and a volume of 900 cu km.
The 1899 eruption of Wrangell Volcano was triggered by a magnitude 8.3 earthquake on the same day. Mt. Wrangell shook with at least 12 tiny earthquakes as the energy waves from the great Sumatra earthquake of December 26, 2004 passed through the mountain during a 10 minute-period.
Wrangell Volcano Eruptions
1907?, 1902, 1899, 1884-85, 1819