Etrusk volcano
Updated: Aug 17, 2022 23:05 GMT - Refresh
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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Etrusk volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Lastest nearby earthquakes:
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Sunday, August 14, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Aug 14, 2022 9:08 pm (GMT +3) (Aug 14, 2022 18:08 GMT) | 2.0 20 km | 18 km (11 mi) 22 km southeast of Erciş, Van, Turkey | ||
| Wednesday, August 10, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Aug 10, 2022 7:18 pm (GMT +3) (Aug 10, 2022 16:18 GMT) | 2.8 5 km | 19 km (12 mi) 18 km southeast of Erciş, Van, Turkey | ||
| Saturday, August 6, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Aug 7, 2022 1:54 am (GMT +3) (Aug 6, 2022 22:54 GMT) | 2.3 14 km | 29 km (18 mi) 17 km south of Erciş, Van, Turkey | ||
| Thursday, August 4, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Aug 4, 2022 5:40 am (GMT +3) (Aug 4, 2022 02:40 GMT) | 1.8 20 km | 4 km (2.5 mi) 29 km east of Erciş, Van, Turkey | ||
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
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