Russia · Caldera
Kurile Lake
- Type
- Caldera
- Elevation
- 81m
- Last eruption
- -6440
- Type
- Caldera
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Northwestern Pacific / Kuril Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 81m
- Coordinates
- 51.450, 157.120
- Last eruption
- -6440
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Caldera
- Major rock type
- Dacite
Geological summary
Kurile Lake caldera lies within the eastern part of the massive Pauzhetka caldera, but is considered as a separate volcanic system here.
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From Wikipedia
Kurile Lake is a caldera and crater lake in Kamchatka, Russia. It is also known as Kurilskoye Lake or Kuril Lake. It is part of the Eastern Volcanic Zone of Kamchatka which, together with the Sredinny Range, forms one of the volcanic belts of Kamchatka. These volcanoes form from the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Okhotsk Plate and the Asian Plate.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 2
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 7550 BCE (±500 yrs) – 6440 BCE
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 7 (6440 BCE)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 6440 BCE (±25 yrs)VEI 7Geological estimate6440 BCE – end unknown
- 7550 BCE (±500 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate7550 BCE – end unknown
Nearby volcanoes
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