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Avachinsky

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
2717m
Last eruption
2001
Avachinsky
Photo: Tatyana Rashidova · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Russia
Region
Northwestern Pacific / Eastern Kamchatka Volcanic Arc
Elevation
2717m
Coordinates
53.256, 158.836
Last eruption
2001
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

Avachinsky, one of Kamchatka's most active volcanoes, rises above Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka's largest city.

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From Wikipedia

Avachinsky is an active stratovolcano in Russia. It is situated on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East. Avachinsky lies within sight of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the capital of Kamchatka Krai. Together with neighbouring Koryaksky volcano, it is considered a Decade Volcano, worthy of particular study in light of its history of explosive eruptions and proximity to populated areas.

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Eruption history

58 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
55
Uncertain eruptions
3
Span of confirmed record
6100 BCE – 2001
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 5 (1350 BCE, the most recent of 5)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
7
Summary (VEI over time)
Click a bar to see individual eruptions · Use arrow keys to move between bars, Enter to open
6100 BCE~5830 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI 55830 BCE~5560 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?5560 BCE~5290 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?4750 BCE~4480 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 44480 BCE~4210 BCE · 4 eruptions · max VEI 54210 BCE~3940 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?3940 BCE~3670 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI 43670 BCE~3400 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?3400 BCE~3130 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 53130 BCE~2860 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?2860 BCE~2590 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?2590 BCE~2320 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI 42320 BCE~2049 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?1779 BCE~1509 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1509 BCE~1239 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI 5159 BCE~111 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?381~651 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?651~921 · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?921~1191 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1191~1461 · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?1461~1731 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1731~2001 · 22 eruptions · max VEI 46100 BCE4210 BCE2049 BCE159 BCE1731

Detailed timeline

  1. 2001VEI 1Observed
    2001-10-05 – 2001-10-05
  2. 1991VEI 2Observed
    1991-01-13 – 1991-01-30
  3. 1945VEI 4Observed
    1945-02-25 – 1945-02-25
  4. 1938VEI 3Observed
    1938-03-06 – 1938-12-01
  5. 1926VEI 4Observed
    1926-03-27 – 1927-03-14
  6. 1910VEI ?Method not stated
    1910-07-02 – end unknown
  7. 1909VEI 2Observed
    1909-08-16 – end unknown
  8. 1901VEI 2Observed
    1901-07-07 – 1901-07-13
  9. 1894VEI 2Observed
    1894-10-16 – 1895-02-16
  10. 1881VEI 2Observed
    1881-07-02 – end unknown
  11. 1878VEI 2Observed
    1878-07-02 – end unknown
  12. 1855VEI 2Observed
    1855-05-28 – 1855-09-04
  13. 1854VEI 2Observed
    1854-08-13 – end unknown
  14. 1853VEI 2Observed
    1853-12-21 – 1854-03-14
  15. 1851VEI 2Observed
    1851-11-26 – 1852-02-14
  16. 1837VEI ?Method not stated
    1837-07-02 – end unknown
  17. 1828VEI 2Observed
    1828-04-17 – end unknown
  18. 1827VEI 4Observed
    1827-06-27 – 1827-06-29
  19. 1789VEI ?Method not stated
    1789 – end unknown
  20. 1779VEI 3Observed
    1779-06-15 – 1779-06-16
  21. 1772VEI 2Observed
    1772 – end unknown
  22. 1737VEI 3Observed
    1737-08 – 1737-08
  23. 1550VEI ?Geological estimate
    1550 – end unknown
  24. 1400VEI ?Geological estimate
    1400 – end unknown
  25. 1200VEI ?Geological estimate
    1200 – end unknown
  26. 1100VEI ?Geological estimate
    1100 – end unknown
  27. 900VEI ?Geological estimate
    900 – end unknown
  28. 700VEI ?Geological estimate
    700 – end unknown
  29. 400VEI ?Geological estimate
    400 – end unknown
  30. 100VEI ?Geological estimate
    100 – end unknown
  31. 1350 BCEVEI 5Geological estimate
    1350 BCE – end unknown
  32. 1500 BCEVEI 5Geological estimate
    1500 BCE – end unknown
  33. 1700 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    1700 BCE – end unknown
  34. 2100 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    2100 BCE – end unknown
  35. 2300 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    2300 BCE – end unknown
  36. 2500 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    2500 BCE – end unknown
  37. 2530 BCE (±300 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate
    2530 BCE – end unknown
  38. 2650 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    2650 BCE – end unknown
  39. 2900 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    2900 BCE – end unknown
  40. 2950 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    2950 BCE – end unknown
  41. 3200 BCE (±150 yrs)VEI 5Geological estimate
    3200 BCE – end unknown
  42. 3400 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    3400 BCE – end unknown
  43. 3500 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    3500 BCE – end unknown
  44. 3700 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    3700 BCE – end unknown
  45. 3790 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate
    3790 BCE – end unknown
  46. 4050 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    4050 BCE – end unknown
  47. 4200 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    4200 BCE – end unknown
  48. 4250 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    4250 BCE – end unknown
  49. 4340 BCE (±75 yrs)VEI 5Geological estimate
    4340 BCE – end unknown
  50. 4400 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    4400 BCE – end unknown
  51. 4460 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate
    4460 BCE – end unknown
  52. 4550 BCE (±200 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate
    4550 BCE – end unknown
  53. 5450 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    5450 BCE – end unknown
  54. 5500 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    5500 BCE – end unknown
  55. 5600 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    5600 BCE – end unknown
  56. 5700 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    5700 BCE – end unknown
  57. 5980 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI 5Geological estimate
    5980 BCE – end unknown
  58. 6100 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    6100 BCE – end unknown

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