Stratovolcanoes

Ksudach

Ksudach (Russia) is a stratovolcano. It rises to 1,007 m above sea level. The GVP records 15 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 1907.

Elevation
1,007 m
Last eruption
1907
Confirmed eruptions
15
Max VEI
6
Country
Russia
Location
51.80° N, 157.53° E
Region (GVP)
Kuril 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
28 March 1907 — 5 Stubel · Observations: Reported
c. 1750 — 4 Stubel · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
1000 ± 50 years — 4 Stubel · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 700 — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 350 — 2 Stubel · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
240 ± 100 years — 6 Ksudach V caldera · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 200 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 3,000 BCE — 4 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 4,100 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 4,550 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 4,750 BCE — ? SW part of caldera IV (Paryashchiy Utes) · Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 4,900 BCE — 5 Ksudach IV caldera · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 5,200 BCE — 5 Ksudach IV caldera · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 5,600 BCE — ? Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 7,900 BCE — 5 Ksudach III caldera · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#300050)