Russia · Stratovolcano
Kharimkotan
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 1145m
- Last eruption
- 1933
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Northwestern Pacific / Kuril Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 1145m
- Coordinates
- 49.120, 154.508
- Last eruption
- 1933
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
The 8 x 12 km island of Kharimkotan (also spelled Harimkotan) in the northern Kuriles consists of a stratovolcano cut by two breached depressions on the east and NW sides.
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From Wikipedia
Harimkotan is an uninhabited volcanic island located 15 km (9 mi) from Onekotan near the northern end of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Its name is derived from the Ainu language, from 'village of many Cardiocrinum.'
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Eruption history
6 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 6
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1713 – 1933
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 5 (1933)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 2
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1933VEI 5Observed1933-01-08 – 1933-04-14Severgin
- 1931VEI 1Observed1931-09-16 – end unknownSevergin
- 1883VEI 3Observed1883-07-02 – end unknownSevergin
- 1848VEI 2Observed1848-07-02 – end unknownSevergin
- 1846VEI 2Observed1846-07-02 – end unknownSevergin
- 1713VEI 3Observed1713 – end unknownSevergin
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