Etrusk Volcano
Updated: 28 mar. 2024 09:20 GMT -
Stratovolcano 3100 m / 10171 ft
Turkey, 39.03°N / 43.66°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Turkey, 39.03°N / 43.66°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Erupciones del volcán Etrusk: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Fecha / Hora | Revista / Prof. | Distancia / Ubicación | |||
26 mar 15:10 (Istanbul) 26 mar 12:10 GMT | 1.8 7 km | 24 km al suroeste | Turquía, 23 km al sureste de Erciş, Van | Más | |
domingo, 17 marzo 2024 GMT (1 sismo) | |||||
17 mar 11:20 (Istanbul) 17 mar 08:20 GMT | 2.8 18 km | 22 km al suroeste | Turquía, 21 km al sureste de Erciş, Van | Más | |
sábado, 16 marzo 2024 GMT (1 sismo) | |||||
16 mar 16:39 (Istanbul) 16 mar 13:39 GMT | 2.0 10.2 km | 17 km al suroeste | Turkey: Tuşba (Van) | Más |
Background
As described by Oyan et al. (2010), the Pliocene Etrüsk volcano is one of the major volcanic centers of eastern Anatolia, just NE of Lake Van. There is a ~5-km-wide horseshoe-shaped caldera near the center of the volcano, with the Pleistocene Karniyak scoria cone about 11 km away on the SW flank near the lake. K-Ar age determinations by Oyan et al (2010) indicate that the main volcanic edifice of Etrusk was formed between 4.3 and 3.9 Ma, ending with caldera collapse. Between ~1 and 0.43 Ma, basalts erupted from the SW flank, predominantly from a ~N-S extending fissure, as well as from Karniyarik hill and a maar-shaped volcanic center (Düzgeyikçukuru). Lebedev et al. (2009) noted that the youngest dated trachybasalt from Karniyarek was 0.36 +/- 0.06 Ma.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information