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    Gamchen

    Volcanic complex · 2,539 m · Russia

    Gamchen
    Photo: NASA (ASTER/Terra) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

    Gamchen sits on the Okhotsk Plate, in a subduction zone. 3 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 188 BCE.

    Elevation
    2,539 m
    Type
    Volcanic complex
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone, continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Basalt / Picro-Basalt
    Plate
    Okhotsk Plate
    Country
    Russia
    Last Eruption
    188 BCE
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    3

    Eruption Timeline

    Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).

    1,650 BCE550 BCE188 BCE VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 1,650 BCE1500180019002000

    Eruption Uncertain Date

    Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata