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Ebeko

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1103m
Last eruption
2024
Ebeko
Photo: Eugene Kaspersky · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Russia
Region
Northwestern Pacific / Kuril Volcanic Arc
Elevation
1103m
Coordinates
50.686, 156.014
Last eruption
2024
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

The flat-topped summit of the central cone of Ebeko volcano, one of the most active in the Kuril Islands, occupies the northern end of Paramushir Island.

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From Wikipedia

Ebeko is a highly active somma volcano located on the northern end of Paramushir Island, Kuril Islands, Russia. It is one of the most active volcanoes of the Kuril Islands. Eleven eruptions have been recorded between 1793 and 1991. Most of the eruptions are small (VEI=1) with the exception of the 1859 eruption (VEI=3). Most eruptions were phreatic and explosive.

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Eruption history

21 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
20
Uncertain eruptions
1
Span of confirmed record
390 BCE (±75 yrs) – 2024
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 2 (2022, the most recent of 8)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
13
Summary (VEI over time)
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390 BCE~204 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1465~1651 · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?1651~1836 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 21836~2022 · 15 eruptions · max VEI 2390 BCE16772312801836

Detailed timeline

  1. 2022VEI 2Observed
    2022-06-11 – 2024-12-31
  2. 2016VEI 2Observed
    2016-10-20 – 2021-11-09
    Sredniy Crater (middle part) and Severny Crater (N part)
  3. 2010VEI 1Observed
    2010-07-02 – 2010-07-09
    Summit craters
  4. 2009VEI 1Observed
    2009-02-11 – 2009-07-13
  5. 2005VEI 2Observed
    2005-01-29 – 2005-02-16
  6. 1991VEI 1Observed
    1991-01-16 – 1991-01-16
    Northern crater
  7. 1989VEI 2Observed
    1989-02-02 – 1990-04-15
    Northern crater and upper east flank
  8. 1987VEI 1Observed
    1987-10-14 – 1988-01-16
    Northern crater
  9. 1971VEI 1Method not stated
    1971-07-02 – end unknown
    Northern crater
  10. 1969VEI 1Observed
    1969-02-16 – 1969-02-16
    Northern crater
  11. 1967VEI 1Observed
    1967-01-16 – 1967-04-16
    Northern crater
  12. 1965VEI 1Observed
    1965-08-16 – 1965-08-16
    Middle Crater
  13. 1963VEI 1Observed
    1963-03-08 – 1964-07-02
    North wall of east amphitheater
  14. 1934VEI 2Observed
    1934-10-04 – 1935-10-15
    Sredniy crater
  15. 1859VEI 2Observed
    1859-09-27 – end unknown
  16. 1833VEI 2Observed
    1833-12-31 – end unknown
  17. 1793VEI 2Observed
    1793 – end unknown
  18. 1670VEI ?Geological estimate
    1670 – end unknown
  19. 1650VEI ?Geological estimate
    1650 – end unknown
  20. 1600VEI ?Geological estimate
    1600 – end unknown
  21. 390 BCE (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    390 BCE – end unknown

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