Russia · Caldera
Zavaritski Caldera
Zavaritzki Caldera
- Type
- Caldera
- Elevation
- 612m
- Last eruption
- 1957
- Type
- Caldera
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Northwestern Pacific / Kuril Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 612m
- Coordinates
- 46.918, 151.952
- Last eruption
- 1957
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Caldera
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
The Zavaritzki volcano on Simushir Island in the central Kuril Islands contains three nested calderas 10, 8, and 3 km in diameter.
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From Wikipedia
Zavaritski Caldera, also spelled "Zavaritskii" and "Zavaritsky", is a caldera system located in the centre of Simushir island, in the central Kuril Islands, Russia. The volcano is named after Alexander Nikolayevich Zavaritski, a scientist of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 2
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1923 (±8 yrs) – 1957
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 3 (1957)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 2
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1957VEI 3Observed1957-11-12 – 1957-12-01N end of inner caldera
- 1923 (±8 yrs)VEI 1Observed1923-07-02 – end unknownN end of inner caldera
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