Russia · Stratovolcano
Raikoke
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 551m
- Last eruption
- 2019
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Northwestern Pacific / Kuril Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 551m
- Coordinates
- 48.292, 153.250
- Last eruption
- 2019
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
A low truncated volcano forms the small barren Raikoke Island, which lies 16 km across the Golovnin Strait from Matua Island in the central Kuriles.
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From Wikipedia
Raikoke or Raykoke is an uninhabited volcanic island near the centre of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) distant from the island of Matua. Its name is derived from the Ainu language, from the Hokkaido Ainu word "hellmouth".
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Eruption history
4 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 4
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1765 (±5 yrs) – 2019
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 4 (1924, the most recent of 2)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 2
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 2019VEI 3Observed2019-06-22 – 2019-07-01
- 1924VEI 4Observed1924-02-14 – 1924-02-15
- 1778VEI 4Observed1778 – end unknown
- 1765 (±5 yrs)VEI 2Observed1765 – end unknown
Nearby volcanoes
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