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Kinenin

Type
Maar
Elevation
583m
Last eruption
850
Kinenin maar is seen in this near-vertical aerial photo, with the lake reaching 1 km in diameter. The maar was named after the Kinenin River seen to the south, and was formed during an explosive eruption about 1,100 years ago. The NE crater wall is significantly higher and coincides with the dominant direction of the tephra dispersal.
Kinenin maar is seen in this near-vertical aerial photo, with the lake reaching 1 km in diameter. The maar was named after the Kinenin River seen to the south, and was formed during an explosive eruption about 1,100 years ago. The NE crater wall is significantly higher and coincides with the dominant direction of the tephra dispersal. · Photo: Photo from Holocene Kamchataka volcanoes (http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/volcanoes/holocene/main/main.htm).
Type
Maar
Country
Russia
Region
Northwestern Pacific / Central Kamchatka Volcanic Arc
Elevation
583m
Coordinates
57.350, 160.970
Last eruption
850
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Minor
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-basalt

Geological summary

Kinenin maar lies at the eastern foot of the Sredinny Range, about 80 km NNW of Sheveluch volcano. The 2.5-km-wide, funnel-shaped maar was formed along the Kinenin River, a tributary of the Elovka.

Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →

Eruption history

1 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
1
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
850 (±50 yrs) – 850
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 4 (850)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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850~850 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 4850850851851851

Detailed timeline

  1. 850 (±50 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate
    850 – end unknown

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