Stratovolcanoes

Kizimen

Kizimen (Russia) is a stratovolcano. It rises to 2,334 m above sea level. The GVP records 11 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 2013.

Elevation
2,334 m
Last eruption
2013
Confirmed eruptions
11
Max VEI
5
Country
Russia
Location
55.13° N, 160.32° 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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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
11 November 2010 13 September 2013 3 SE flank fissure · Observations: Reported
16 December 1927 16 January 1928 2 Observations: Reported
c. 850 — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
700 ± 50 years — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
350 ± 75 years — ? Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
c. 1,010 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 4,050 BCE — 2 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 4,450 BCE — 4 Correlation: Tephrochronology
5,800 BCE ± 50 years — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
6,400 BCE ± 50 years — 5 Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
c. 8,050 BCE — 5 Correlation: Tephrochronology

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#300230)