Koryaksky Volcano
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| Location | ||||||||||||
Volcano is located to the northwest from Avachinsky volcano, at a distance of 30 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
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| Form and structure | ||||||||||||
Stratovolcano, the open crater 45x90 m is located at the western part of the summit. Scoria cones: two at the eastern and three at the southern flanks of the volcano. |
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| Composition | ||||||||||||
| Basalts, andesibasalts, andesites | ||||||||||||
| Age | ||||||||||||
| Upper Pleistocene | ||||||||||||
| Aviation color code |
GREEN |
| Latest KVERT Releases |
No VONA/KVERT Releases |
| Hazard synopsis |
There are possibly explosive and explosive-effusive eruptions of the volcano. There is possible catastrophic eruption with a destruction of a north-western sector of the volcano. The volcano could constitute a potential hazard to international and local airlines at Kamchatka. |
| Monitoring status |
seismic, web video camera, satellite, visual
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