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Balagan-Tas volcano

cinder cone 993 m / 3,258 ft
Siberia, Russia, 66.43°N / 143.73°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) | Reports
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Typical eruption style: effusive
Balagan-Tas volcano eruptions: 1775 AD (?) No recent earthquakes
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocation
Balagan-Tas volcano (also known as Indigirsky) is a cinder cone west of the town Zashiversk, about 1300 km SSW of Bennet Island in Siberia. It is located at the Indikirika River near the northwest boundary of Momo-Selenniak depression.
The volcano erupted basaltic lava flows. A historic eruption is reported to have taken place in 1775, but not included in the Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Database.

1775 eruption
A historic eruption is reported to have happened at Balagan-Tas volcano around 1775. ...more

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