Stratovolcanoes

Kikhpinych

Kikhpinych (Russia) is a stratovolcano. It rises to 1,515 m above sea level. The GVP records 8 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 1550.

Elevation
1,515 m
Last eruption
1550
Confirmed eruptions
8
Max VEI
4
Country
Russia
Location
54.49° N, 160.25° E
Region (GVP)
Eastern Kamchatka 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
c. 1550 — ? East flank of Savich (Krab cone) · Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 1350 — 4 Savich cone and north flank · Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
900 ± 50 years — 3 Savich cone · Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
830 ± 25 years — ? Savich cone · Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 650 — ? Savich cone · Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
c. 550 — 3 East side of Zapadny, Savich cone · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
2,780 BCE ± 25 years — 4 Zapadny · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 2,850 BCE — 3 Zapadny · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#300180)