Russia · Stratovolcano
Krenitsyn Volcano
Tao-Rusyr Caldera
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 1272m
- Last eruption
- 1952
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Northwestern Pacific / Kuril Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 1272m
- Coordinates
- 49.340, 154.725
- Last eruption
- 1952
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
The southern half of Onekotan Island in the northern Kuril Islands contains the 7.5-km-wide Tao-Rusyr caldera, which is mostly filled by Kal'tsevoe lake.
Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →
Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 2
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 5550 BCE (±75 yrs) – 1952
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 6 (5550 BCE)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 1
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1952VEI 3Observed1952-11-12 – 1952-11-19Krenitsyn Peak (east flank)
- 5550 BCE (±75 yrs)VEI 6Geological estimate5550 BCE – end unknownTao-Rusyr
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External links
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