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Zheltovsky

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1926m
Last eruption
1923
Zheltovsky
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Russia
Region
Northwestern Pacific / Kuril Volcanic Arc
Elevation
1926m
Coordinates
51.577, 157.328
Last eruption
1923
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-basalt

Geological summary

Zheltovsky volcano was constructed during the last 8000 years within a 4 x 5 km caldera truncating an earlier Pleistocene edifice.

Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →

From Wikipedia

Zheltovsky is a stratovolcano located in the southern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia.

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Eruption history

6 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
4
Uncertain eruptions
2
Span of confirmed record
7050 BCE (±1000 yrs) – 1923
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 5 (3050 BCE, the most recent of 2)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
1
Summary (VEI over time)
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7050 BCE~6749 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 56148 BCE~5847 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?3140 BCE~2840 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 51671~1972 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 37050 BCE4945 BCE2539 BCE434 BCE1671

Detailed timeline

  1. 1972VEI 1Method not stated
    1972-03-16 – end unknown
  2. 1923VEI 3Observed
    1923-02-11 – 1923-04-16
  3. 1823 (±5 yrs)VEI ?Method not stated
    1823-07-02 – end unknown
  4. 3050 BCEVEI 5Geological estimate
    3050 BCE – end unknown
  5. 6050 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    6050 BCE – end unknown
  6. 7050 BCE (±1000 yrs)VEI 5Geological estimate
    7050 BCE – end unknown

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