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Girekol Volcano

Updated: May 16, 2024 13:58 GMT -
stratovolcano 2323 m
Turkey, 39.2°N / 43.18°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)

A huge volcano north of Van lake with a great eruption crater towards south-east.

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Typical eruption style: explosive
Girekol volcano eruptions: none in historic times

Latest nearby earthquakes

TimeMag. / DepthDistance / Location
May 8, 09:25 pm (Istanbul)
3.0

7 km		28 km (17 mi) to the N 31 km south of Ağrı, Agri, Turkey  I FELT IT
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Background

Girekol is a Pleistocene-to-Holocene calc-alkaline to alkaline volcanic center located directly north of the NE arm of Lake Van in eastern Anatolia (Yilmaz, 1990).

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