Shamiram Plateau volcano

Updated: Aug 10, 2022 02:19 GMT - Refresh

Volcanic field 3300 m / 10827 ft
Armenia, 40.2°N / 44.15°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Shamiram Plateau volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
Lastest nearby earthquakes:

Time	Mag. / Depth	Distance/Location
Wednesday, August 10, 2022 GMT (2 quakes)
Aug 10, 2022 3:15 am (GMT +3) (Aug 10, 2022 00:15 GMT)	2.2 4.2 km	20 km (12 mi) Armenia: NECEFALI-(IGDIR)
Aug 10, 2022 4:00 am (GMT +4) (Aug 10, 2022 00:00 GMT)	2.2 10 km	17 km (10.6 mi) 2.2 ARMENIA

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Background

A group of 13 cinder and lava cones and domes of Pliocene to mid-Pleistocene age are located in the Aragatz upland (IAVCEI 1973).
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Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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