Gamchen
About Gamchen
Gamchen is a complex volcano composed of four stratovolcanoes, one of which is of Holocene age. Yuzhny Gamchen and Severny Gamchen are steep-sided eroded stratovolcanoes of Pleistocene age. Edifice-collapse events during the early Holocene produced several large debris-avalanche deposits below the eastern flanks. Molodoi, a small stratovolcano with a shallow crater, is located on the E flank of Severvy Gamchen. Barany, a young stratovolcano with a crater 500 m wide and 200 m deep, is located on the SE flank of Yuzhny Gamchen. Barany is the source of a lava field extending to the E and NE that was active between about 3,600 and 3,000 years ago. Lava domes are found on the flanks of the volcanoes; the youngest of these is Lukovitsa dome, which formed during the final stages of activity at Barany. No reported eruptions are known.
Eruption reports
Reports from GDACS and NASA EONET linked to this volcano.
No eruption reports in our records yet. New reports appear here automatically.
Earthquakes nearby, 30 days
Within about 50 km. Swarms of small quakes can sometimes accompany volcanic unrest.
No earthquakes recorded nearby in the last 30 days.