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USGS · 70169269

Volcanic hazard alert issued for the Long Valley-Mono Lake area of California

Abstract

The ski resort of Mammoth Lakes, nestled against the east front of the Sierra Nevada just east of Yosemite National Park, knows about natural hazards. It is still being shaken by an unusual sequence of earthquakes that started in 1978 and included four earthquakes of magnitude 6 within 48 hours of each other in May 1980. An earthquake hazard watch is still in effect.

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90° N90° S · 180° W ← longitude → 180° E
Source-reported bounding extent: 37.38761749978395° to 38.39764411353181° latitude; -119.31427001953125° to -118.40240478515624° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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R. A. Kerr. 1982. Volcanic hazard alert issued for the Long Valley-Mono Lake area of California. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70169269

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