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Related: About this forumFour at Once: Volcano Quartet Erupts on Kamchatka
Volcanic eruptions are hardly a rarity. It seems that a new one goes off every few weeks or so somewhere in the world. But a string of four volcanoes erupting in close proximity to one another is virtually unheard of.
That, though, is what has taken place in recent weeks on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's far east. Four different cones and mountains, all within 180 kilometers (110 miles) of each other, have been active simultaneously since late November. Given that volcano experts don't believe that the four volcanoes are being fed from the same magma source, the parallel eruptions would seem to be the geological equivalent of winning the lottery.
And, as a photography team from the Moscow-based Airpano discovered, the phenomenon presented a fantastic opportunity to produce some awe-inspiring images and videos. Indeed, the quartet of lava and ash-spewing peaks are so close to one another -- they lie within 180 kilometers (110 miles) of each other -- that that the film crew recently visited all of them in a single day.
That volcanoes erupt in Kamchatka is, of course, hardly news. The peninsula, which has a total land mass that is slightly larger than Germany, is one of the most active parts of the infamous "Ring of Fire," the zone of volcanic and seismic activity that encircles the Pacific Ocean. Three tectonic plates -- the North American Plate, the Okhotsk Plate and the Pacific Plate -- collide beneath Kamchatka, with the peninsula's coastal range boasting 30 active volcanoes.
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http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/four-volcanoes-erupting-concurrently-on-kamchatka-peninsula-a-880777.html
niyad
(113,464 posts)Recursion
(56,582 posts)2naSalit
(86,664 posts)Thanks for the OP, n2doc! I have been watching the Alaska volcanoes and the Alaska Volcano Observatory has a link to the Russian observatory but I haven't looked in a while. The earthquake activity over there has been pretty regular though so I have been curious about what was going on there. Thanks for that article, the pictures are amazing.
PADemD
(4,482 posts)Earthquake-report.com
http://earthquake-report.com/category/volcanoes/daily-volcano-activity/
There are daily reports of earthquake and volcano activity around the world. Also links to USGS and other reporting agencies.
I have not seen that site before. I have the USGS and AVO bookmarked and check those daily, I live in very close proximity to a super volcano and am sitting on top of it's very large magma pool (though I'm a ways away from the caldera) so I like to stay informed. Bookmarked that one just now, thanks!!
Viva_La_Revolution
(28,791 posts)just unusual for humans to witness it.
In the grand scheme of things, Kamchatka is cooling. The true action was during the early Quaternary, but thankfully we weren't around to witness that.
That video at your link is awesome. just like being in the chopper.
Pedalman
(17 posts)Thanks for this, my son is going to really enjoy the article this afternoon.
But, you must check out the media presentation of the panorama photos in this article, it is stunning
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2271934/Watch-volcano-exploding-Amazing-360-degree-interactive-panorama-shows-eruption-remote-Kamchatka-peninsula.html#axzz2Jg0OcOiS
You will see the controls in the second photo of the article.
is totally awesome! Thanks for adding that link!