Russia · Caldera
Opala
- Type
- Caldera
- Elevation
- 2439m
- Last eruption
- 1776
- Type
- Caldera
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Northwestern Pacific / Kuril Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 2439m
- Coordinates
- 52.543, 157.339
- Last eruption
- 1776
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
The steep-sided conical Opala stratovolcano was constructed during the late-Pleistocene to Holocene at the northern end of the 12 x 14 km, 40,000-year-old Opala caldera.
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From Wikipedia
Opala is a stratovolcano located in the southern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia.
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Eruption history
6 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 4
- Uncertain eruptions
- 2
- Span of confirmed record
- 3500 BCE – 1776
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 5 (610)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1854VEI ?Method not stated1854-07-02 – end unknown
- 1827VEI ?Method not stated1827-07-02 – end unknown
- 1776VEI 2Observed1776-10-23 – end unknown
- 610 (±50 yrs)VEI 5Geological estimate610 – end unknownSE flank (Barany Amphitheater)
- 1550 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate1550 BCE – end unknown
- 3500 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate3500 BCE – end unknown
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