Tsirk Volcano
Updated: May 2, 2024 00:34 GMT -
Caldera 853 m / 2799 ft
Iturup Island, Kuril Islands, Russia, 45.4°N / 148.58°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Iturup Island, Kuril Islands, Russia, 45.4°N / 148.58°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Tsirk volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
Apr 30, 02:14 am (Magadan) | 4.3 151 km | 15 km (9.1 mi) to the SW | 47 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia I FELT IT | Info |
Background
The 6-km-wide Tsirk caldera formed during the Pleistocene. The caldera floor contains a hot lake (Gorshkov 1970).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information