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Ushkovsky

Type
Compound volcano
Elevation
3943m
Last eruption
1890
Ushkovsky
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Type
Compound volcano
Country
Russia
Region
Northwestern Pacific / Eastern Kamchatka Volcanic Arc
Elevation
3943m
Coordinates
56.113, 160.509
Last eruption
1890
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-basalt

Geological summary

The Ushkovsky (formerly known as Plosky) complex is a large compound volcanic massif located at the NW end of the Kliuchevskaya volcano group.

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From Wikipedia

Ushkovsky is a large volcanic massif located in the central part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It is located at the northwestern end of the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano group. These volcanoes are also set in a chain linked formation. The highest peak of this massif is Krestovsky. Krestovsky is a stratovolcano, Ushkovsky is a shield volcano.

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Eruption history

3 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
3
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
7550 BCE – 1890
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 2 (1890)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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7550 BCE~7235 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?6921 BCE~6606 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1575~1890 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 27550 BCE5347 BCE2830 BCE627 BCE1575

Detailed timeline

  1. 1890VEI 2Observed
    1890-04-16 – end unknown
  2. 6670 BCE (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    6670 BCE – end unknown
    Lavovy Shish cone group & summit caldera
  3. 7550 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    7550 BCE – end unknown

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