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Shiveluch

Sheveluch

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
3283m
Last eruption
2026
Shiveluch
Photo: Dan Miller, USGS · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Russia
Region
Northwestern Pacific / Eastern Kamchatka Volcanic Arc
Elevation
3283m
Coordinates
56.653, 161.360
Last eruption
2026
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary

The high, isolated massif of Sheveluch volcano (also spelled Shiveluch) rises above the lowlands NNE of the Kliuchevskaya volcano group. The 1,300 km3 andesitic volcano is one of Kamchatka's largest and most active volcanic structures, with at least 60 large eruptions during the Holocene. The summit of roughly 65,000-year-old Stary Shiveluch is truncated by a broad 9-km-wide late-Pleistocene caldera breached to the south. Many lava domes occur on its outer flanks. The Molodoy Shiveluch lava dome complex was constructed during the Holocene within the large open caldera; Holocene lava dome extrusion also took place on the flanks of Stary Shiveluch. Widespread tephra layers from these eruptions have provided valuable time markers for dating volcanic events in Kamchatka. Frequent collapses of dome complexes, most recently in 1964, have produced debris avalanches whose deposits cover much of the floor of the breached caldera.

From Wikipedia

Shiveluch, also called Sheveluch, which originates from the name "suelich" which means "smoking mountain" in Itelmen, is the northernmost active volcano in Kamchatka Krai, Russia. It and Karymsky are Kamchatka's largest, most active and most continuously erupting volcanoes, as well as one of the most active on the planet. Shiveluch erupts around 0.015 km3 (0.0036 mi3) of magma per year, which causes frequent and large hot avalanches and lava dome formations at the summit. Volcanic ash emissions from this volcano often disrupt air traffic connecting the Asian and North American continents.

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Eruption history

103 recordedGlossary
Summary (VEI over time)
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8500 BCE~8150 BCE · 4 eruptions · max VEI 48150 BCE~7800 BCE · 3 eruptions · max VEI 47800 BCE~7450 BCE · 6 eruptions · max VEI 47450 BCE~7100 BCE · 3 eruptions · max VEI 57100 BCE~6750 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI 56750 BCE~6400 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI 46400 BCE~6050 BCE · 5 eruptions · max VEI 46050 BCE~5700 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 35700 BCE~5350 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI 55000 BCE~4650 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 34650 BCE~4300 BCE · 3 eruptions · max VEI 54300 BCE~3950 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 33950 BCE~3600 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 53600 BCE~3250 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 53250 BCE~2901 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI 42901 BCE~2551 BCE · 3 eruptions · max VEI 52551 BCE~2201 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI 32201 BCE~1851 BCE · 4 eruptions · max VEI 51851 BCE~1501 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI 41501 BCE~1151 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI 31151 BCE~801 BCE · 3 eruptions · max VEI 5801 BCE~451 BCE · 3 eruptions · max VEI 4451 BCE~101 BCE · 3 eruptions · max VEI 4101 BCE~249 · 5 eruptions · max VEI 4249~599 · 5 eruptions · max VEI 4599~949 · 5 eruptions · max VEI 5949~1299 · 4 eruptions · max VEI 51299~1649 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 41649~1999 · 23 eruptions · max VEI 58500 BCE6050 BCE3250 BCE801 BCE1649

Detailed timeline

  1. 1999VEI 2Observed
    1999-04-03 – 1999-04-12
  2. 1999VEI 4Observed
    1999-08-15 – 2026-03-25
  3. 1998VEI 3Observed
    1998-05-30 – 1998-09-03
  4. 1997VEI 2Observed
    1997-03-08 – 1997-04-04
  5. 1990VEI 3Observed
    1990-01-10 – 1995-02-16
  6. 1989VEI 2Observed
    1989-04-07 – 1989-06-26
  7. 1988VEI 2Observed
    1988-12-07 – 1988-12-07
  8. 1986VEI 3Observed
    1986-03-28 – 1988-02-28
  9. 1985VEI 2Observed
    1985-05-26 – 1985-10-25
  10. 1984VEI 2Observed
    1984-03-17 – 1984-09-06
  11. 1980VEI 1Observed
    1980-08-23 – 1981-12-01
    Center of 1964 crater
  12. 1964VEI 4Observed
    1964-11-12 – 1964-11-12
    Molodoy Sheveluch summit domes
  13. 1944VEI 2Observed
    1944-11-05 – 1950-04-06
    Suelich
  14. 1930VEI 1Observed
    1930-02-01 – end unknown
  15. 1928VEI 1Observed
    1928-01-27 – 1929-04-15
  16. 1905VEI ?Observed
    1905-07-02 – end unknown
  17. 1897VEI 2Observed
    1897-07-02 – 1898-07-02
  18. 1879VEI 3Observed
    1879-07-02 – 1883-07-02
  19. 1854VEI 5Observed
    1854-02-18 – end unknown
  20. 1800 (±10 yrs)VEI 3Method not stated
    1800-07-02 – end unknown
  21. 1739VEI 3Observed
    1739 – end unknown
  22. 1700VEI 3Geological estimate
    1700 – end unknown
  23. 1652 (±11 yrs)VEI 5Geological estimate
    1652 – end unknown
  24. 1550VEI 3Geological estimate
    1550 – end unknown
  25. 1430VEI 4Geological estimate
    1430 – end unknown
  26. 1150VEI 3Geological estimate
    1150 – end unknown
  27. 1034 (±23 yrs)VEI 5Geological estimate
    1034 – end unknown
  28. 1020 (±40 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    1020 – end unknown
  29. 970 (±80 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate
    970 – end unknown
  30. 750VEI 3Geological estimate
    750 – end unknown
  31. 700VEI 3Geological estimate
    700 – end unknown
  32. 650 (±40 yrs)VEI 5Geological estimate
    650 – end unknown
  33. 630VEI 3Geological estimate
    630 – end unknown
    Western flank (Karan)
  34. 600VEI 5Geological estimate
    600 – end unknown
  35. 580VEI 4Geological estimate
    580 – end unknown
  36. 530VEI 3Geological estimate
    530 – end unknown
  37. 500VEI 4Geological estimate
    500 – end unknown
  38. 380VEI 3Geological estimate
    380 – end unknown
  39. 250VEI 4Geological estimate
    250 – end unknown
  40. 230VEI 3Geological estimate
    230 – end unknown
  41. 170 (±20 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    170 – end unknown
  42. 120VEI 3Geological estimate
    120 – end unknown
  43. 100VEI 4Geological estimate
    100 – end unknown
  44. 10 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    10 BCE – end unknown
  45. 150 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    150 BCE – end unknown
    West flank (Karan)
  46. 300 BCEVEI 4Geological estimate
    300 BCE – end unknown
    West flank (Karan)
  47. 400 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    400 BCE – end unknown
    West flank (Karan)
  48. 500 BCEVEI 4Geological estimate
    500 BCE – end unknown
  49. 650 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    650 BCE – end unknown
  50. 780 BCE (±300 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate
    780 BCE – end unknown
  51. 900 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    900 BCE – end unknown
  52. 950 BCEVEI 5Geological estimate
    950 BCE – end unknown
  53. 1010 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    1010 BCE – end unknown
  54. 1330 BCE (±200 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    1330 BCE – end unknown
  55. 1500 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    1500 BCE – end unknown
  56. 1650 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    1650 BCE – end unknown
  57. 1700 BCEVEI 4Geological estimate
    1700 BCE – end unknown
  58. 2000 BCEVEI 5Geological estimate
    2000 BCE – end unknown
  59. 2100 BCEVEI 5Geological estimate
    2100 BCE – end unknown
  60. 2150 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    2150 BCE – end unknown
  61. 2200 BCEVEI 4Geological estimate
    2200 BCE – end unknown
  62. 2490 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    2490 BCE – end unknown
  63. 2530 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    2530 BCE – end unknown
  64. 2620 BCE (±300 yrs)VEI 5Geological estimate
    2620 BCE – end unknown
  65. 2750 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    2750 BCE – end unknown
  66. 2900 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    2900 BCE – end unknown
  67. 3050 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    3050 BCE – end unknown
  68. 3200 BCEVEI 4Geological estimate
    3200 BCE – end unknown
  69. 3500 BCEVEI 5Geological estimate
    3500 BCE – end unknown
  70. 3650 BCEVEI 5Geological estimate
    3650 BCE – end unknown
  71. 4250 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    4250 BCE – end unknown
  72. 4350 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    4350 BCE – end unknown
  73. 4400 BCEVEI 5Geological estimate
    4400 BCE – end unknown
  74. 4530 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    4530 BCE – end unknown
  75. 4900 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    4900 BCE – end unknown
  76. 5400 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    5400 BCE – end unknown
  77. 5500 BCEVEI 5Geological estimate
    5500 BCE – end unknown
  78. 6000 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    6000 BCE – end unknown
  79. 6100 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    6100 BCE – end unknown
  80. 6200 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    6200 BCE – end unknown
  81. 6350 BCEVEI 4Geological estimate
    6350 BCE – end unknown
  82. 6380 BCEVEI 4Geological estimate
    6380 BCE – end unknown
  83. 6400 BCE (±150 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate
    6400 BCE – end unknown
  84. 6500 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    6500 BCE – end unknown
  85. 6600 BCEVEI 4Geological estimate
    6600 BCE – end unknown
  86. 6800 BCEVEI 5Geological estimate
    6800 BCE – end unknown
  87. 7000 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    7000 BCE – end unknown
  88. 7150 BCEVEI 5Geological estimate
    7150 BCE – end unknown
  89. 7300 BCEVEI 5Geological estimate
    7300 BCE – end unknown
  90. 7400 BCE (±150 yrs)VEI 5Geological estimate
    7400 BCE – end unknown
  91. 7500 BCEVEI 4Geological estimate
    7500 BCE – end unknown
  92. 7550 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    7550 BCE – end unknown
  93. 7600 BCEVEI 4Geological estimate
    7600 BCE – end unknown
  94. 7630 BCEVEI 4Geological estimate
    7630 BCE – end unknown
  95. 7700 BCEVEI 4Geological estimate
    7700 BCE – end unknown
  96. 7750 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    7750 BCE – end unknown
  97. 7850 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    7850 BCE – end unknown
  98. 7950 BCEVEI 4Geological estimate
    7950 BCE – end unknown
  99. 8100 BCEVEI 4Geological estimate
    8100 BCE – end unknown
  100. 8200 BCEVEI 4Geological estimate
    8200 BCE – end unknown
  101. 8350 BCEVEI 4Geological estimate
    8350 BCE – end unknown
  102. 8450 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    8450 BCE – end unknown
  103. 8500 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    8500 BCE – end unknown

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