How old can a volcano be?

Answer 1

The type of volcano does not necessarily say anything about its age. Most are a few hundred thousand to a few million years old. A few are younger through. Mount St. Helens, for example, is a stratovolcano less than 40,000 years old. Determining age can also be difficult, as occasionally a stratovolcano will destroy itself in a cataclysmic eruption and then build itself back up.

Answer 2

Volcanoes can range in age from a few years to millions of years old. The age of a volcano is determined by the time since its last eruption and the accumulation of geological deposits over time. Some of the oldest known volcanoes are around 2-3 billion years old.

Answer 3

The Vesuvius Volcano system is over 16000 years old. This volcano is most well know for its eruption in 79 AD that buried the city of Pompeii preserving the inhabitants in a moment of time.

Answer 4

A volcano can be hundreds or even many thousands of years old. Some have remained active for many centuries, while others have stopped erupting, or been dormant for all of recorded history.

Answer 5

Volcanic rocks vary greatly in age. Some may be billions of years old. Others may be just a few seconds old.

Answer 6

The age of a volcano varies greatly ! There are new ones being 'born' all the time - and there are some that have been erupting for hundreds of years.