Ciomadul Volcano
Updated: 28 mar. 2024 20:43 GMT -
Lava dome(s) 1289 m / 4229 ft
Romania, 46.13°N / 25.88°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Romania, 46.13°N / 25.88°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Last update: 22 feb 2020
The Ciomadul is the youngest volcano of the Carpathian-Pannonian region. Its most recent activity dates back a few tens of thousands years and produced abundant pyroclastic fall and flow deposits. The volcano consists of a complex of lava domes in the Calimani-Harghita Range.
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Eruzioni del vulcano Ciomadul: between 32,600 and 27,500 years ago
Latest nearby earthquakes
Data / ora | Mag. / Prof. | Distanza / Ubicazione | |||
22 mar 13:21 (Bucharest) 22 mar 11:21 GMT | 1.6 9 km | 11 km a ovest | Romania, 31 km a nord da Sfântu Gheorghe, Covasna | Info | |
22 mar 13:13 (Bucharest) 22 mar 11:13 GMT | 2.1 14 km | 9.3 km a ovest | Romania, 30 km a nord da Sfântu Gheorghe, Covasna | Info | |
giovedì, 21 marzo 2024 GMT (1 sismo) | |||||
21 mar 13:25 (Bucharest) 21 mar 11:25 GMT | 1.5 16 km | 17 km a nord ovest | Romania, 38 km a nord da Sfântu Gheorghe, Covasna | Info | |
venerdì, 15 marzo 2024 GMT (1 sismo) | |||||
15 mar 12:38 (Bucharest) 15 mar 09:38 GMT | 1.5 6 km | 10 km a sud ovest | Romania, 24 km a nord da Sfântu Gheorghe, Covasna | Info |
Background
The Ciomadul lava-dome complex is the youngest volcanic center of the Carpathian-Pannonian region. Located at the SE end of the Calimani-Harghita Range, it consists of a dacitic dome complex formed about 500-700 ka.The dome complex is cut by twin craters, Mohos and St. Anna. The latest eruption, from St. Anna, produced subplinian airfall and pyroclastic-surge deposits that have been variously dated between about 10.7 and 42 ka. Pecskay et al. (2006) noted ages of 1.0-0.03 Ma. A number of samples from other South Harghita locations (Porcuhu, Cucu, Kapus, Pilisca, Balvanyos, Haramul Mare, and Koves Peak) had Quaternary dates.
Source: GVP
Cited reference:
Pecskay Z, Lexa J, Szakacs A, Seghedi I, Balogh K, Konecny V, Zelenka T, Kovacs M, Poka T, Fulop, Marton E, Panaiotu C, Cvetkovic V, 2006. Geochronology of Neogene magmatism in the Carpathian arc and intra-Carpathian area. Geologica Carpathica 57:6, p. 511-530.