Russia · Stratovolcano
Rasshua
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 956m
- Last eruption
- 1957
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Northwestern Pacific / Kuril Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 956m
- Coordinates
- 47.770, 153.020
- Last eruption
- 1957
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
The elongated 6 x 13 km island of Rasshua in the central Kuriles contains three overlapping central cones within a 6 km caldera whose eastern margin is beyond the shoreline.
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From Wikipedia
Rasshua is an uninhabited volcanic island near the center of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Ushishir and 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Matua. Its name is derived from the Ainu language for “fur coat”, "Rushu o a" (ルシュ・オ・ア), or "abundant furs", "Rushi o a" (ルシ・オ・ア).
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 2
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1846 – 1957
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 3 (1846)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 1
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1957VEI 1Observed1957-10-16 – end unknown
- 1846VEI 3Observed1846-07-02 – end unknownEastern cone ?
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