Stratovolcanoes

Alney-Chashakondzha

Alney-Chashakondzha (Russia) is a stratovolcano. It rises to 2,570 m above sea level. The GVP records 3 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 1600.

Elevation
2,570 m
Last eruption
1600
Confirmed eruptions
3
Max VEI
3
Country
Russia
Location
56.66° N, 159.65° E
Region (GVP)
Central Kamchatka Volcanic Arc
GVP type
Stratovolcano
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Main rock type
Basalt / Picro-Basalt

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Other volcanoes and strong earthquakes within 300 km

Eruption history

VEI – Volcanic Explosivity Index: 0 = lava outpouring, 4 = like Eyjafjallajökull 2010, 6 = like Pinatubo 1991, 7 = like Tambora 1815. The scale is logarithmic – each step is about 10 times more material.

StartEndVEIVent and dating
c. 1600 — ? Alney volcano · Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
650 BCE ± 75 years — 3 East flank of Alney (Kireunsky) · Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
660 BCE ± 75 years — 3 E of Chashakondzha (Levaya Belaya) · Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#300450)