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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Erciyes Volcanic Complex
Erciyes Dagi volcano in central Turkey, seen here from the WSW, is an eroded stratovolcano that covers an area of 1,300 km2. Numerous parasitic cones and lava domes are concentrated on its northern flank. Photo by Richard Waitt, 1994 (U.S. Geological Survey).
Volcano Number:
213010
Volcano Name:
Erciyes Volcanic Complex
Country:
Turkiye
Volcano Type:
Stratovolcano
Last Eruption:
6880 BCE
Elevation:
3864m
Tectonic Setting:
Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km:
1715
Pop. within 10km:
8036
Pop. within 30km:
767813
Pop. within 100km:
1817720
Latitude:
38.531
Longitude:
35.447
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The Erciyes Volcanic Complex at the northern end of the Sultansazligi Basin in central Anatolia is dominated by the massive eroded Erciyes Dagi stratovolcano at the approximate center of a radial monogenetic volcanic field 32 km in diameter, extending further towards the N. Uslular et al. (2021) identified 100 lava domes (dacitic to rhyolitic), 40 scoria cones (basaltic to andesitic), four maars (basaltic andesitic), and 44 undifferentiated features as part of this complex. Growth of the modern edifice began about 900,000 years ago, following Pliocene caldera collapse of the Kocdag complex. The youngest dated rock was from an 83,000-year-old dacitic lava flow, but rhyodacitic eruptions and lava dome growth occurred later at the Perikartin dome. One of the latest documented events was an edifice collapse that produced a large debris avalanche that extended to the east. An early Holocene distal tephra layer in Lebanon was attributed to Erciyes Dagi. Uncertainty remains regarding reported eruptions and their possible depiction on Roman Cappadocian coins. Accounts possibly referring to eruptions could also be attributed to methane releases from a swamp in the Sultansazligi Basin.
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Eruption Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
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