Scientists are setting up seismographs in a wilderness region of the British Columbian Interior today to determine if a pending volcanic eruption is the cause of hundreds of small earthquakes the area has been experiencing non-stop since last week.
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©Natural Resources Canada
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Map of earthquake activity over the past 30 days
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John Cassidy of the Geological Survey of Canada said the region surrounding the remote volcano, known as the Nazko Cone, has experienced a "swarm" of over two dozen quakes a day since Oct. 10. The red volcanic rock cone is 16 kilometres from the village of Nazko, a community of about 200, and is 75 kilometres west of the town of Quesnel.
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©Global Volcanism Program
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Nazko Cone, the easternmost and youngest volcano of the Anahim volcanic belt in the Chilcotin-Nechako Plateau, central British Columbia
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Comment: One wonders, of course, if this report is in any way related to the following:
Geoscientist Receives Grant To Study Effects Of Volcanoes On Climate Change In Arctic