Stratovolcanoes

Milna

Milna (Russia) is a stratovolcano. It rises to 1,504 m above sea level. The GVP records 5 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 1914.

Elevation
1,504 m
Last eruption
1914
Confirmed eruptions
5
Max VEI
3
Country
Russia
Location
46.82° N, 151.79° E
Region (GVP)
Kuril Volcanic Arc
GVP type
Stratovolcano
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 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
4 June 1914 4 June 1914 2 Goriaschaia Sopka · Observations: Reported
15 April 1883 — 1 Goriaschaia Sopka · Observations: Reported
16 September 1881 — 2 Goriaschaia Sopka · Observations: Reported
2 July 1849 — 2 Goriaschaia Sopka · Observations: Reported
16 June 1842 — 3 Goriaschaia Sopka · Observations: Reported

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#290161)