Kars vulcano
Aggiornato: 27 mar. 2023 20:41 GMT -
stratovulcano ca. 3000 m
Turchia, 40.5°N / 43.15°E
Stato attuale: normal or dormant (1 di 5)
Turchia, 40.5°N / 43.15°E
Stato attuale: normal or dormant (1 di 5)
The Kars Plateau is a broad calc-alkaline to alkaline volcanic field of largely Pliocene to mid-Pleistocene age in the NE corner of Turkey (Innocenti et al., 1982; Yilmaz, 1990).
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Eruzioni del vulcano Kars: none in historic times (or unknown)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Data / ora | Mag. / Prof. | Distanza/Ubicazione | ||
domenica, 19 marzo 2023 GMT (1 sismo) | ||||
20 mar 2023 02:58 (GMT +3) (19 mar 2023 23:58 GMT) | 1.7 10.4 km | 39 km (24 mi) Turkey: CULLU-GOLE (ARDAHAN) | ||
venerdì, 17 marzo 2023 GMT (1 sismo) | ||||
17 mar 2023 05:02 (GMT +3) (17 mar 2023 02:02 GMT) | 1.8 23 km | 26 km (16 mi) 22 km a ovest da Kars, Turchia |
Sfondo
Hantke (1962) reported that historical eruptions have occurred, but Keller (1980, pers. comm.) considered the reports to be uncertain. Feraud (1992, pers. comm.) considered the youngest activity to be Holocene in age.Kars Photos
![]() Lava field next to the road Kars-Igdir at the turkish-armenian border, eastern turkey (Photo: WNomad) |
![]() Karst effects (chemical erosion of limestone/marble) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |
![]() Karst-valley of Nea Epidauros. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |
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