Russia · Stratovolcano
Piip
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 300m (submarine)
- Last eruption
- -5050
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- North America / Aleutian Ridge Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 300m (submarine)
- Coordinates
- 55.420, 167.330
- Last eruption
- -5050
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Dacite
Geological summary
Dredged rocks from the summits of volcanic cones rising from 2,500 m depth to within a few hundred meters of the surface yielded dacitic lavas and pumice apparently of Holocene age (Fedotov et al., 1989; Seliverstov et al., 1986).
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From Wikipedia
The Piip Volcano is a submarine volcano in the Bering Sea, located to the east of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It is the northernmost hydrothermal region in the Pacific. Its age dates back to the late Miocene - early Pliocene.
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 5050 BCE – 5050 BCE
- Largest confirmed eruption
- No VEI recorded
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 5050 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate5050 BCE – end unknown
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