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Gorely

Type
Caldera
Elevation
1799m
Last eruption
2010
Gorely
Photo: Tany Solovey · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Caldera
Country
Russia
Region
Northwestern Pacific / Kuril Volcanic Arc
Elevation
1799m
Coordinates
52.555, 158.036
Last eruption
2010
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-basalt

Geological summary

Gorely volcano consists of five small overlapping stratovolcanoes constructed along a WNW-ESE line within a large 9 x 13 km caldera.

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From Wikipedia

Gorely is a volcano located in the southern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It consists of five overlapping stratovolcanoes and is one of the most active in southern Kamchatka. Gorely is a large, long-lived shield-type volcano that is currently in an eruptive phase. Prior eruptions occurred in 1980-81 and 1984–86.Several complexes compose the overall volcanic structure:ancient Pra-Gorely volcano which measures 20–25 km in diameter; a 12 km diameter caldera; thick stratum of ignimbrites totaling a volume of 100 km3; post-caldera eruption cinder cones; modern edifice – “Young Gorely” composed of three large superimposed cones and 11 associated craters forming a NW-SE trending intra-caldera ridgeline; a complex of 40 modern subsidiary cones on the slopes of “Young Gorely”.

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Eruption history

53 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
50
Uncertain eruptions
3
Span of confirmed record
7400 BCE (±150 yrs) – 2010
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 3 (1980, the most recent of 21)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
8
Summary (VEI over time)
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7400 BCE~7086 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI 26145 BCE~5832 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI 35832 BCE~5518 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 35518 BCE~5204 BCE · 3 eruptions · max VEI 35204 BCE~4891 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI 34891 BCE~4577 BCE · 4 eruptions · max VEI 34577 BCE~4263 BCE · 4 eruptions · max VEI 34263 BCE~3950 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI 23950 BCE~3636 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 23636 BCE~3322 BCE · 3 eruptions · max VEI 33009 BCE~2695 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 22695 BCE~2381 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 32381 BCE~2068 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI 22068 BCE~1754 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI 2813 BCE~499 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 0499 BCE~186 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 3186 BCE~128 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 3128~442 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 3442~755 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 3755~1069 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31069~1383 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21696~2010 · 15 eruptions · max VEI 37400 BCE5204 BCE2695 BCE499 BCE1696

Detailed timeline

  1. 2010VEI 1Observed
    2010-06-06 – 2010-06-22
    Summit crater
  2. 1984VEI 2Observed
    1984-08-04 – 1986-09-21
  3. 1980VEI 3Observed
    1980-06-15 – 1981-07-03
  4. 1961VEI 2Observed
    1961-01-16 – end unknown
  5. 1947VEI 2Observed
    1947-12-16 – end unknown
  6. 1932VEI ?Method not stated
    1932-07-02 – end unknown
  7. 1931VEI 2Observed
    1931-05-16 – 1931-07-15
  8. 1930VEI 3Observed
    1930-09-16 – 1931-01-17
  9. 1929VEI 3Observed
    1929-09-01 – 1930-04-16
  10. 1869VEI 2Observed
    1869-07-02 – end unknown
  11. 1855VEI 2Method not stated
    1855-04-16 – end unknown
  12. 1832VEI 3Observed
    1832-02-16 – end unknown
  13. 1828VEI 3Observed
    1828-06-16 – end unknown
  14. 1821VEI ?Method not stated
    1821-07-02 – end unknown
  15. 1750 (±50 yrs)VEI 2Geological estimate
    1750 – end unknown
  16. 1330 (±25 yrs)VEI 2Geological estimate
    1330 – end unknown
  17. 1030 (±25 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    1030 – end unknown
  18. 550VEI 3Geological estimate
    550 – end unknown
  19. 250VEI 3Geological estimate
    250 – end unknown
  20. 200VEI 3Geological estimate
    200 – end unknown
  21. 50VEI 3Geological estimate
    50 – end unknown
  22. 350 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    350 BCE – end unknown
  23. 700 BCE (±850 yrs)VEI 0Geological estimate
    700 BCE – end unknown
  24. 2000 BCEVEI 2Geological estimate
    2000 BCE – end unknown
  25. 2050 BCEVEI 2Geological estimate
    2050 BCE – end unknown
  26. 2200 BCEVEI 2Geological estimate
    2200 BCE – end unknown
  27. 2250 BCEVEI 2Geological estimate
    2250 BCE – end unknown
  28. 2450 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    2450 BCE – end unknown
  29. 2750 BCEVEI 2Geological estimate
    2750 BCE – end unknown
  30. 3450 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    3450 BCE – end unknown
  31. 3550 BCEVEI 0Geological estimate
    3550 BCE – end unknown
  32. 3580 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI 2Geological estimate
    3580 BCE – end unknown
  33. 3900 BCEVEI 2Geological estimate
    3900 BCE – end unknown
  34. 3950 BCEVEI 2Geological estimate
    3950 BCE – end unknown
  35. 4150 BCEVEI 2Geological estimate
    4150 BCE – end unknown
  36. 4300 BCE (±150 yrs)VEI 0Geological estimate
    4300 BCE – end unknown
  37. 4350 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    4350 BCE – end unknown
  38. 4450 BCEVEI 2Geological estimate
    4450 BCE – end unknown
  39. 4500 BCEVEI 2Geological estimate
    4500 BCE – end unknown
  40. 4600 BCEVEI 2Geological estimate
    4600 BCE – end unknown
  41. 4650 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    4650 BCE – end unknown
  42. 4700 BCEVEI 2Geological estimate
    4700 BCE – end unknown
  43. 4750 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    4750 BCE – end unknown
  44. 4950 BCEVEI 2Geological estimate
    4950 BCE – end unknown
  45. 5150 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    5150 BCE – end unknown
  46. 5300 BCEVEI 2Geological estimate
    5300 BCE – end unknown
  47. 5450 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    5450 BCE – end unknown
  48. 5500 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    5500 BCE – end unknown
  49. 5650 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    5650 BCE – end unknown
  50. 5950 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    5950 BCE – end unknown
  51. 6050 BCEVEI 0Geological estimate
    6050 BCE – end unknown
  52. 7250 BCEVEI 2Geological estimate
    7250 BCE – end unknown
  53. 7400 BCE (±150 yrs)VEI 0Geological estimate
    7400 BCE – end unknown

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