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Fuss Peak

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1742m
Last eruption
1854
Fuss Peak
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Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Russia
Region
Northwestern Pacific / Kuril Volcanic Arc
Elevation
1742m
Coordinates
50.267, 155.246
Last eruption
1854
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

Fuss Peak forms a peninsula that lies across a low isthmus on the SW coast of Paramushir Island in the northern Kuriles.

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From Wikipedia

Fuss Peak is an active stratovolcano located on the southwest coast of Paramushir Island, Kuril Islands, Russia.

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Eruption history

11 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
9
Uncertain eruptions
2
Span of confirmed record
5340 BCE (±30 yrs) – 1854
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 3 (1854, the most recent of 5)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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5340 BCE~5098 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI 34855 BCE~4613 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 13885 BCE~3643 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 23158 BCE~2916 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31946 BCE~1703 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 11703 BCE~1461 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31206~1448 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31691~1933 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 35340 BCE3643 BCE1703 BCE6 BCE1691

Detailed timeline

  1. 1933VEI ?Method not stated
    1933-07-02 – end unknown
  2. 1854VEI 3Observed
    1854-07-05 – end unknown
  3. 1742VEI ?Method not stated
    1742 – end unknown
  4. 1250VEI 3Geological estimate
    1250 – end unknown
  5. 1590 BCE (±70 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    1590 BCE – end unknown
  6. 1850 BCEVEI 1Geological estimate
    1850 BCE – end unknown
  7. 3150 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    3150 BCE – end unknown
  8. 3850 BCEVEI 2Geological estimate
    3850 BCE – end unknown
  9. 4850 BCEVEI 1Geological estimate
    4850 BCE – end unknown
  10. 5250 BCEVEI 2Geological estimate
    5250 BCE – end unknown
  11. 5340 BCE (±30 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    5340 BCE – end unknown

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