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Shaded relief map showing Lassen Volcanic National Park, with Lassen Peak labeled in the northern portion of the map, Growler & Morgan hot springs to the southwest, and the June 24 2024 swarm to the southeast
Lassen Volcanic Center earthquake swarm of June 24, 2024
Lassen Volcanic Center earthquake swarm of June 24, 2024
Lassen Volcanic Center earthquake swarm of June 24, 2024

This map shows the location of the June 24, 2024 earthquake swarm at the Lassen Volcanic Center relative to Lassen Peak and Growler & Morgan Hot Springs. Earthquakes are indicated by white, blue, and yellow circles, scaled to the earthquake size.

This map shows the location of the June 24, 2024 earthquake swarm at the Lassen Volcanic Center relative to Lassen Peak and Growler & Morgan Hot Springs. Earthquakes are indicated by white, blue, and yellow circles, scaled to the earthquake size.

Helicorder record showing dozens of tiny earthquake traces occurring over 12 hours, with each line comprising 15 minutes and earthquakes looking like drum cymbals turned on their sides.
LSIB helicorder trace from the Lassen Volcanic Center on June 24, 2024.
LSIB helicorder trace from the Lassen Volcanic Center on June 24, 2024.
LSIB helicorder trace from the Lassen Volcanic Center on June 24, 2024.

This digital helicorder record from station LSIB on the Northern California Seismic Network emphasizes the dozens of tiny earthquakes in Lassen's June 24 swarm. Earch line of the helicorder shows 15 minutes of time, with the entire record covering 24 hours.

This digital helicorder record from station LSIB on the Northern California Seismic Network emphasizes the dozens of tiny earthquakes in Lassen's June 24 swarm. Earch line of the helicorder shows 15 minutes of time, with the entire record covering 24 hours.

A steaming hot spring and stream flow through the yellow-and-white altered rock of a hydrothermal area. A raised walkway is visible in the background.
Devil's Kitchen hydrothermal area in the Lassen Volcanic Center
Devil's Kitchen hydrothermal area in the Lassen Volcanic Center
Devil's Kitchen hydrothermal area in the Lassen Volcanic Center

Devils Kitchen in the Lassen Volcanic Region (within the bounds of the Lassen Volcanic National Park) is the second largest of Lassen's hydrothermal areas, after Bumpass Hell. Located in the Warner Valley in the southeast corner of the Park, Devils Kitchen contains boiling springs, mudpots, hot streams, and steam vents. USGS photo courtesy of Deb Bergfeld

Devils Kitchen in the Lassen Volcanic Region (within the bounds of the Lassen Volcanic National Park) is the second largest of Lassen's hydrothermal areas, after Bumpass Hell. Located in the Warner Valley in the southeast corner of the Park, Devils Kitchen contains boiling springs, mudpots, hot streams, and steam vents. USGS photo courtesy of Deb Bergfeld

Collecting gases from a hot spring pool near Lassen Peak, California
Collecting gases from a hot spring pool near Lassen Peak, California
Collecting gases from a hot spring pool near Lassen Peak, California
Collecting gases from a hot spring pool near Lassen Peak, California

Inverted funnel connected to thermoplastic tubing used to collect gas from a hot spring pool near Lassen Peak, California.

Geologic field-trip guide to Lassen Volcanic National Park and vici...
Geologic field-trip guide to Lassen Volcanic National Park
Geologic field-trip guide to Lassen Volcanic National Park
Geologic field-trip guide to Lassen Volcanic National Park

Geologic field-trip guide to Lassen Volcanic National Park and vicinity, California

Lassen Volcanic Center, California simplified hazards map showing p...
Lassen Volcanic Center, CA simplified hazards map
Lassen Volcanic Center, CA simplified hazards map
Lassen Volcanic Center, CA simplified hazards map

Lassen Volcanic Center, California simplified hazards map showing potential impact area for ground-based hazards during a volcanic event.

Lassen Volcanic Center, California simplified hazards map showing potential impact area for ground-based hazards during a volcanic event.

Titanium tubed used to collect gas from a fumarole near Lassen Peak, California
Titanium tubed used to collect gas from a fumarole near Lassen, CA
Titanium tubed used to collect gas from a fumarole near Lassen, CA
Titanium tubed used to collect gas from a fumarole near Lassen, CA

Titanium tubed used to collect gas from a fumarole near Lassen Peak, California.

Map showing one-year probability of accumulation of 1 centimeter
Map showing one-year probability of accumulation of 1 centimeter
Map showing one-year probability of accumulation of 1 centimeter
Volcano hazard zone map for Lassen Volcanic Region in Northern Cali...
Volcano hazard zone map for Lassen Volcanic Region in Northern CA p...
Volcano hazard zone map for Lassen Volcanic Region in Northern CA p...
Volcano hazard zone map for Lassen Volcanic Region in Northern CA p...

Volcanic Hazard Assessment for the Lassen Region, California is based upon a comprehensive investigation of the eruptive history and possible future eruption scenarios with associated volcanic hazards.

Volcanic Hazard Assessment for the Lassen Region, California is based upon a comprehensive investigation of the eruptive history and possible future eruption scenarios with associated volcanic hazards.

Lassen Peak viewed from the south at the summit of Brokeoff Volcano...
Lassen Peak viewed from the south at the summit of Brokeoff Volcano...
Lassen Peak viewed from the south at the summit of Brokeoff Volcano...
Lassen Peak viewed from the south at the summit of Brokeoff Volcano...

Lassen Peak viewed from the south at the summit of Brokeoff Volcano, Lassen Volcanic National Park.

Chaos Crags in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Chaos Crags in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Chaos Crags in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Chaos Crags in Lassen Volcanic National Park

Chaos Jumbles (foreground) is a rockfall avalanche that formed around 340 years ago when one of the Chaos Crags domes (background) collapsed.

Chaos Jumbles (foreground) is a rockfall avalanche that formed around 340 years ago when one of the Chaos Crags domes (background) collapsed.

Chaos Crags in Lassen Volcanic National Park
View of Chaos Crags in Lassen Volcanic National Park from Lassen Peak.
View of Chaos Crags in Lassen Volcanic National Park from Lassen Peak.
View of Chaos Crags in Lassen Volcanic National Park from Lassen Peak.

Chaos Crags is a series of lava domes that erupted about 1,100 years ago from the Lassen Volcanic Center.

Cinder Cone in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Cinder Cone in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Cinder Cone in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Cinder Cone in Lassen Volcanic National Park

Cinder Cone erupted in the year 1666 in the Lassen Volcanic Region of northern California.

Cinder Cone erupted in the year 1666 in the Lassen Volcanic Region of northern California.

Gas bubbles through a sample bottle containing alkaline solution
Gas bubbles through a sample bottle containing alkaline solution
Gas bubbles through a sample bottle containing alkaline solution
Gas bubbles through a sample bottle containing alkaline solution

Gas bubbles through a sample bottle containing alkaline solution, allowing for separation of different gas phases.

Lassen Peak's Devastated Area photographed from the air in 1994....
Lassen Peak's Devastated Area photographed from the air in 1994.
Lassen Peak's Devastated Area photographed from the air in 1994.
Lassen Peak's Devastated Area photographed from the air in 1994.

Lassen Peak's Devastated Area photographed from the air in 1994.

In a black-and-white photo, a small wooden cabin with a peaked roof and single door and window sits in a snowy forest clearing. Snow is piled to chest height around the building and blobs of snow cling to the peak of the roof.
Lassen Volcano Observatory, 1926
Lassen Volcano Observatory, 1926
Lassen Volcano Observatory, 1926

The original Lassen Volcano Observatory building, provided by the US Forest Service, about 1926. The observatory consisted of a small office over a 10x10 ft concrete cellar which housed two custom-built seismographs. A small cottage nearby housed Ruy H. Finch, the head of and sole scientist at the Observatory for much of its existence. (Photo by R.H.

The original Lassen Volcano Observatory building, provided by the US Forest Service, about 1926. The observatory consisted of a small office over a 10x10 ft concrete cellar which housed two custom-built seismographs. A small cottage nearby housed Ruy H. Finch, the head of and sole scientist at the Observatory for much of its existence. (Photo by R.H.

A black-and-white photo of a man in a black suit jacket, pinstriped pants, and a dapper fedora. He is standing on a Hawaiian pahoehoe lava flow and peering into a deep ground crack.
Ruy H. Finch (1890-1957)
Ruy H. Finch (1890-1957)
Ruy H. Finch (1890-1957)

The founder of the Lassen Volcano Observatory (1926-1935) and second Director of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (1940-1951), Ruy Herbert Finch conducted research in both Hawaii and throughout the Western United States.

The founder of the Lassen Volcano Observatory (1926-1935) and second Director of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (1940-1951), Ruy Herbert Finch conducted research in both Hawaii and throughout the Western United States.

Lassen Peak photographed from the Devastated Area about 4 hours bef...
Lassen Peak photographed from the Devastated Area about 4 hours bef...
Lassen Peak photographed from the Devastated Area about 4 hours bef...
Lassen Peak photographed from the Devastated Area about 4 hours bef...

Lassen Peak photographed from the Devastated Area about 4 hours before the explosive eruption of May 22, 1915.

Lassen Peak photographed from the Devastated Area prior to the 1914...
Lassen Peak photographed from the Devastated Area prior to 1914-191...
Lassen Peak photographed from the Devastated Area prior to 1914-191...
Lassen Peak photographed from the Devastated Area prior to 1914-191...

Lassen Peak photographed from the Devastated Area prior to the 1914-1915 eruption that changed the landscape.