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Ichinsky

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
3596m
Last eruption
1740
Ichinsky
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Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Russia
Region
Northwestern Pacific / Central Kamchatka Volcanic Arc
Elevation
3596m
Coordinates
55.678, 157.718
Last eruption
1740
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-basalt

Geological summary

Ichinsky, by far the highest peak in the Sredinny Range, is a massive, 450 km3 edifice. The andesitic Pleistocene-to-Holocene stratovolcano, also known as Icha, contains a 3 x 5 km-wide glacier-covered summit caldera filled by a large post-caldera edifice.

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From Wikipedia

Ichinsky is a large stratovolcano located in the central part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. At 3,607 metres (11,834 ft), it is the highest peak of the Sredinny Range, the central range of the peninsula. Ichinsky is also among the largest volcanoes in Kamchatka, with a volume of about 450 cubic kilometres (110 cu mi).

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Eruption history

14 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
14
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
6950 BCE – 1740
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 5 (5400 BCE)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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6950 BCE~6660 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?6371 BCE~6081 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?6081 BCE~5791 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?5791 BCE~5502 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?5502 BCE~5212 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 52895 BCE~2605 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?2026 BCE~1736 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1446 BCE~1157 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?867 BCE~577 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?2~292 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?292~581 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?581~871 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1161~1450 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1450~1740 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 06950 BCE4922 BCE2605 BCE577 BCE1450

Detailed timeline

  1. 1740VEI 0Observed
    1740 – end unknown
    SSW flank
  2. 1300 (±200 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1300 – end unknown
  3. 800 (±300 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    800 – end unknown
  4. 550VEI ?Geological estimate
    550 – end unknown
  5. 50 (±300 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    50 – end unknown
  6. 600 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    600 BCE – end unknown
  7. 1200 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    1200 BCE – end unknown
  8. 1950 BCE (±300 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1950 BCE – end unknown
  9. 2850 BCE (±300 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    2850 BCE – end unknown
  10. 5400 BCEVEI 5Geological estimate
    5400 BCE – end unknown
    SW flank
  11. 5650 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    5650 BCE – end unknown
  12. 5850 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    5850 BCE – end unknown
  13. 6150 BCE (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    6150 BCE – end unknown
  14. 6950 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    6950 BCE – end unknown

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