Ararat volcano
Updated: Jun 7, 2023 04:52 GMT -
stratovolcano 5165 m
Turkey, 39.7°N / 44.3°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Turkey, 39.7°N / 44.3°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
The 5165-m-high, double-peaked stratovolcano Mount Ararat, also known as Agri Dagi, is Turkey's highest, largest volume, and easternmost volcano.
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Ararat volcano eruptions: 1840 AD
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Wednesday, May 31, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| May 31, 2023 12:41 pm (GMT +3:30) (May 31, 2023 09:11 GMT) | 2.7 10 km | 27 km (17 mi) West Azerbaijan, Armenia, 40 km east of Bajaset, Ağrı, Turkey | ||
Background
Glacier-clad Ararat, along with its twin volcano, 3925-m-high Kucuk Ararat (or Lesser Ararat), covers an area of 1000 sq km at the eastern end of a SSW-ESE line of volcanoes extending from Nemrut Dagi. Construction of the Greater and Lesser Ararat volcanoes was followed by a period of extensive flank eruptions, many erupted along N-S-trending fissures. The initial stage of flank eruptions produced a cluster of cinder cones and dacitic-rhyolitic lava domes surrounding Greater Ararat and a series of pyroclastic cones and domes on the western flank of Lesser Ararat. Late-stage activity formed large pyroclastic cones lower on the flanks of the two volcanoes. Ararat appears to have been active during the 3rd millennium BC; pyroclastic-flow deposits overlie early Bronze Age artifacts and human remains. Karakhanian et al. (2002) reported historical evidence for a phreatic eruption and pyroclastic flow at the time of a July 1840 earthquake and landslide.Ararat Photos
Zvartnots ruins with Mount Ararat in the background, Armenia (Photo: WNomad) |
Khor Virap Monastery with Mount Ararat in background, Armenia (Photo: WNomad) |
Mount Ararat, Eastern Turkey (Photo: WNomad) |
Mighty Ararat volcano across the Turkish border dominating the landscape of western Armenia. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |
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