Volcano profile

Iran

Damavand.

Volcano profile for Damavand in Iran, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
5,670 m
Last documented eruption
5350 BCE
Coordinates
35.951°, 52.109°
GVP number
232010

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No current eruption report

Iran

Damavand

Stratovolcano

Elevation
5,670 m
Last documented eruption
5350 BCE
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
35.951°, 52.109°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Caucasus Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
232010
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Damavand · Iran

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
5350 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

  • No recorded events in this selection.
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Volcano at a glance

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Damavand · No current eruption report · 5,670 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Mehrabad International AirportIran · THR · OIII
    77.3 kmStraight-line distance
  • Nowshahr AirportIran · NSH · OINN
    98.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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Nearby places

DamāvandIran · 26.1 km

RūdehenIran · 30.3 km

BūmahenIran · 32.8 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

Eruption reportedGreat SitkinUnited StatesStratovolcano · 1,740 m

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Oct 5, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC