Stratovolcanoes

Chikurachki

Chikurachki (Russia) is a stratovolcano. It rises to 1,781 m above sea level. The GVP records 28 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 2023.

Elevation
1,781 m
Last eruption
2023
Confirmed eruptions
28
Max VEI
4
Country
Russia
Location
50.32° N, 155.46° E
Region (GVP)
Kuril Volcanic Arc
GVP type
Stratovolcano(es)
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
28 January 2023 8 February 2023 2 Observations: Reported
17 January 2022 17 October 2022 2 Observations: Satellite (visual)
21 March 2021 25 August 2021 1 Observations: Satellite (visual)
27 July 2016 30 August 2016 2 Summit crater · Observations: Reported
29 March 2016 31 March 2016 2 Summit crater · Observations: Reported
16 February 2015 18 February 2015 3 Summit crater · Observations: Reported
29 July 2008 8 August 2008 2 Observations: Reported
19 August 2007 1 November 2007 2 Observations: Reported
4 March 2007 18 April 2007 2 Observations: Reported
12 March 2005 7 April 2005 1 Observations: Reported
17 April 2003 3 July 2003 2 Observations: Reported
25 January 2002 22 April 2002 2 SSE part of summit crater · Observations: Reported
18 November 1986 7 December 1986 4 Observations: Reported
10 August 1973 28 September 1973 2 Observations: Reported
6 September 1967 20 September 1967 2 Observations: Reported
1 February 1964 16 February 1964 2 Observations: Reported
2 May 1961 10 August 1961 1 Observations: Reported
26 May 1958 27 May 1958 2 Observations: Reported
16 May 1957 — 2 Observations: Reported
16 December 1853 2 July 1859 3 Observations: Reported
1690 ± 10 years — 4 Tatarinov · Correlation: Tephrochronology
1,500 BCE ± 250 years — 4 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 1,750 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 1,950 BCE — 4 Correlation: Tephrochronology
6,310 BCE ± 70 years — 4 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 7,550 BCE — 2 Correlation: Tephrochronology
8,500 BCE ± 950 years — ? Lomonosov · Correlation: Tephrochronology
9,360 BCE ± 80 years — 2 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#290360)