Volcano profile

Canada

Nazko.

Volcano profile for Nazko in Canada, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Pyroclastic cone
Elevation
1,238 m
Last documented eruption
5220 BCE
Coordinates
52.928°, -123.732°
GVP number
320140

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No current eruption report

Canada

Nazko

Pyroclastic cone

Elevation
1,238 m
Last documented eruption
5220 BCE
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
52.928°, -123.732°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Interior Western Canada Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
320140
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Nazko · Canada

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
5220 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

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Nazko · No current eruption report · 1,238 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Quesnel AirportCanada · YQZ · CYQZ
    82.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC