Stratovolcanoes

Avachinsky

Avachinsky (Russia) is a stratovolcano. It rises to 2,717 m above sea level. The GVP records 55 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 2001.

Elevation
2,717 m
Last eruption
2001
Confirmed eruptions
55
Max VEI
5
Country
Russia
Location
53.26° N, 158.84° E
Region (GVP)
Eastern Kamchatka Volcanic Arc
GVP type
Stratovolcano
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Main rock type
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite

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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
5 October 2001 5 October 2001 1 Observations: Reported
13 January 1991 30 January 1991 2 Observations: Reported
25 February 1945 25 February 1945 4 Observations: Reported
6 March 1938 1 December 1938 3 Observations: Reported
27 March 1926 14 March 1927 4 Observations: Reported
16 August 1909 — 2 Observations: Reported
7 July 1901 13 July 1901 2 Observations: Reported
16 October 1894 16 February 1895 2 Observations: Reported
2 July 1881 — 2 Observations: Reported
2 July 1878 — 2 Observations: Reported
28 May 1855 4 September 1855 2 Observations: Reported
13 August 1854 — 2 Observations: Reported
21 December 1853 14 March 1854 2 Observations: Reported
26 November 1851 14 February 1852 2 Observations: Reported
17 April 1828 — 2 Observations: Reported
27 June 1827 29 June 1827 4 Observations: Reported
15 June 1779 16 June 1779 3 Observations: Reported
1772 — 2 Observations: Reported
August 1737 August 1737 3 Observations: Reported
c. 1550 — ? Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
c. 1400 — ? Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
c. 1200 — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 1100 — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 900 — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 700 — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 400 — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 100 — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 1,350 BCE — 5 Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
c. 1,500 BCE — 5 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 1,700 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 2,100 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 2,300 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 2,500 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
2,530 BCE ± 300 years — 4 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 2,650 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 2,900 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 2,950 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
3,200 BCE ± 150 years — 5 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 3,400 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 3,500 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 3,700 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
3,790 BCE ± 100 years — 4 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 4,050 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 4,200 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 4,250 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
4,340 BCE ± 75 years — 5 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 4,400 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
4,460 BCE ± 100 years — 4 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
4,550 BCE ± 200 years — 4 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 5,450 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,500 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,600 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,700 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
5,980 BCE ± 100 years — 5 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 6,100 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#300100)