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Gorely volcano is one of the most active volcanoes in southern Kamchatka and located 75 km SW of Petropavlovsk. It is a complex of several overlapping stratovolcanoes with many summit and flank craters. Activity in historic times were mainly small to medium-sized ash and steam eruptions.
Stratovolcano (caldera) 1829 m (6,001 ft)
Southern Kamchatka, 52.55°N / 158.03°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
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Gorely volcano eruptions:
1821 (?), 1828, 1832, 1855, 1869, 1929-30, 1930-31, 1931, 1932 (?), 1947, 1961, June 1980 - July 81, Aug 1984- Sep 86, June 2010 (?)
Typical eruption style:Explosive, often water-magma interaction. Formation of crater lakes and lahars (mud flows).
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Gorely volcano: eruption news and updates
Gorely volcano (Southern Kamchatka) activity update
Monday Dec 09, 2013 16:08 PM | BY: T
Seismic activity has decreased from moderate to weak recently, KVERT reports.
Previous news
Sunday, Oct 13, 2013
No changes in activity (strong degassing, moderate seismic activity) have occurred.
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Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013
KVERT has no seismic data due to technical problems. The volcano continues to produce strong degassing, but has not erupted.
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Friday, Sep 06, 2013
No significant changes have occurred over the past weeks. KEVRT continues to record moderate seismic activity caused by degassing and internal fluid movements.
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Monday, Jun 10, 2013
Strong steaming and hydrothermal activity produces medium levels of seismic activity recorded by KVERT.
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Sunday, Mar 10, 2013
Strong degassing continues to be accompanied by unchanged moderate seismic activity. KVERT reports no eruptive activity.
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