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Mutnovsky

Mutnovsky (Russia) is a complex volcano. It rises to 2,288 m above sea level. The GVP records 45 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 2000.

Elevation
2,288 m
Last eruption
2000
Confirmed eruptions
45
Max VEI
3
Country
Russia
Location
52.45° N, 158.20° E
Region (GVP)
Kuril Volcanic Arc
GVP type
Complex
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
30 June 2000 30 June 2000 1 Observations: Hydrophonic
17 March 2000 17 March 2000 2 North crater · Observations: Reported
16 December 1960 16 January 1961 2 West wall of SW crater · Observations: Reported
23 June 1945 — 2 Observations: Reported
16 May 1939 — 2 Observations: Reported
16 November 1938 — 2 Observations: Reported
16 February 1929 — 2 Observations: Reported
25 January 1928 16 February 1928 2 Observations: Reported
16 January 1927 16 February 1927 2 Observations: Reported
5 July 1917 — 3 Observations: Reported
16 December 1916 — 2 Observations: Reported
15 July 1916 — 2 Observations: Reported
2 April 1904 26 June 1904 2 Observations: Reported
16 April 1898 15 July 1898 2 Observations: Reported
18 December 1853 16 March 1854 2 Observations: Reported
16 January 1853 — 2 Observations: Reported
16 March 1852 — 2 Observations: Reported
2 July 1848 — 3 Observations: Reported
1750 ± 50 years — 2 Observations: Reported
1650 ± 50 years — 2 Observations: Reported
c. 1300 — 2 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 950 — 2 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 750 — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 250 — 2 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 50 — 2 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 100 BCE — 2 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 200 BCE — 2 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 450 BCE — 2 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 2,050 BCE — 2 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 2,150 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 2,900 BCE — 2 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 3,650 BCE — 2 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 4,050 BCE — 2 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 4,550 BCE — 2 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 4,650 BCE — 2 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 4,700 BCE — 2 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,000 BCE — 2 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,050 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,250 BCE — 2 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,350 BCE — 2 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,450 BCE — 2 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,800 BCE — 2 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,900 BCE — 2 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 6,000 BCE — 2 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 7,550 BCE — 2 Correlation: Tephrochronology

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#300060)