Savan Volcano
Updated: May 27, 2024 08:45 GMT -
Shield 901 m / 2956 ft
Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, 52.21°N / 157.28°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, 52.21°N / 157.28°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Savan volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
May 27, 12:47 pm (Kamchatka) | 5.2 121 km | 25 km (16 mi) to the E | Ust'-Bol'sheretskiy, 89 km southwest of Vilyuchinsk, Yelizovsky District, Kamchatka, Russia I FELT IT | Info |
Background
Savan is a Pliocene to lower Pleistocene shield volcano (Masurenkov 1980).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Savan Volcano Photos
Ol Doinyo Lengai stratovolcano seen from the savannah near Lake Natron. The tall hornito T49b in its active north crater can be seen clearly. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Sunset mood on the flat savanna of the Awash Natl. park (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
The dirt road leading out of the gorge towards Saghmosavank Monastery. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Small chapel near Saghmosavank Monastery. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)