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Ketoy

Ketoi

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1172m
Last eruption
1960
Ketoy
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Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Russia
Region
Northwestern Pacific / Kuril Volcanic Arc
Elevation
1172m
Coordinates
47.350, 152.475
Last eruption
1960
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

The circular 10-km-wide Ketoi island, which rises across the 19-km-wide Diana Strait from Simushir Island, hosts of one of the most complex volcanic structures of the Kuril Islands.

Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →

From Wikipedia

Ketoy or Ketoi is an uninhabited volcanic island located in the centre of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Its name is derived from the Ainu language for "skeleton" or "bad".

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Eruption history

5 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
3
Uncertain eruptions
2
Span of confirmed record
1843 – 1960
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 2 (1960, the most recent of 3)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
2
Summary (VEI over time)
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1843~1861 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21913~1931 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21948~1966 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 22001~2018 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 118431878193119662001

Detailed timeline

  1. 2018VEI 1Observed
    2018-09-21 – 2018-09-21
  2. 2013VEI ?Observed
    2013-07-25 – 2013-08-12
    Pallas Peak
  3. 1960VEI 2Observed
    1960-09-27 – end unknown
    Pallas Peak
  4. 1924VEI 2Observed
    1924-07-02 – end unknown
    Pallas Peak
  5. 1843VEI 2Observed
    1843-07-16 – 1846-07-02
    Pallas Peak

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