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Sheveluch

Sheveluch (Russia) is a stratovolcano. It rises to 3,283 m above sea level. The GVP records 102 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 2026. An eruption is continuing.

Elevation
3,283 m
Last eruption
2026
Confirmed eruptions
102
Max VEI
5
Country
Russia
Location
56.65° N, 161.36° 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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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
15 August 1999 continuing 4 Observations: Reported
3 April 1999 12 April 1999 2 Observations: Reported
30 May 1998 3 September 1998 3 Observations: Reported
8 March 1997 4 April 1997 2 Observations: Reported
10 January 1990 16 February 1995 3 Observations: Reported
7 April 1989 26 June 1989 2 Observations: Reported
7 December 1988 7 December 1988 2 Observations: Reported
28 March 1986 28 February 1988 3 Observations: Reported
26 May 1985 25 October 1985 2 Observations: Reported
17 March 1984 6 September 1984 2 Observations: Reported
23 August 1980 1 December 1981 1 Center of 1964 crater · Observations: Reported
12 November 1964 12 November 1964 4 Molodoy Sheveluch summit domes · Observations: Reported
5 November 1944 6 April 1950 2 Suelich · Observations: Reported
1 February 1930 — 1 Observations: Reported
27 January 1928 15 April 1929 1 Observations: Reported
2 July 1905 — ? Observations: Reported
2 July 1897 2 July 1898 2 Observations: Reported
2 July 1879 2 July 1883 3 Observations: Reported
18 February 1854 — 5 Observations: Reported
1739 — 3 Observations: Reported
c. 1700 — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
1652 ± 11 years — 5 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 1550 — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 1430 — 4 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 1150 — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
1034 ± 23 years — 5 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 1020 ± 40 years — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 970 ± 80 years — 4 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 750 — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 700 — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
650 ± 40 years — 5 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 630 — 3 Western flank (Karan) · Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 600 — 5 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 580 — 4 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 530 — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 500 — 4 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 380 — 3 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 250 — 4 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 230 — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
170 ± 20 years — 3 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 120 — 3 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 100 — 4 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 10 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 150 BCE — 3 West flank (Karan) · Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 300 BCE — 4 West flank (Karan) · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 400 BCE — 3 West flank (Karan) · Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 500 BCE — 4 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 650 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
780 BCE ± 300 years — 4 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 900 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 950 BCE — 5 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 1,010 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
1,330 BCE ± 200 years — 3 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 1,500 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 1,650 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 1,700 BCE — 4 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 2,000 BCE — 5 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 2,100 BCE — 5 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 2,150 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 2,200 BCE — 4 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 2,490 BCE — 3 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 2,530 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
2,620 BCE ± 300 years — 5 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 2,750 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 2,900 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 3,050 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 3,200 BCE — 4 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 3,500 BCE — 5 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 3,650 BCE — 5 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 4,250 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 4,350 BCE — 3 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 4,400 BCE — 5 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 4,530 BCE — 3 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 4,900 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,400 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,500 BCE — 5 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 6,000 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 6,100 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 6,200 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 6,350 BCE — 4 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 6,380 BCE — 4 Correlation: Tephrochronology
6,400 BCE ± 150 years — 4 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 6,500 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 6,600 BCE — 4 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 6,800 BCE — 5 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 7,000 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 7,150 BCE — 5 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 7,300 BCE — 5 Correlation: Tephrochronology
7,400 BCE ± 150 years — 5 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 7,500 BCE — 4 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 7,550 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 7,600 BCE — 4 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 7,630 BCE — 4 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 7,700 BCE — 4 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 7,750 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 7,850 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 7,950 BCE — 4 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 8,100 BCE — 4 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 8,200 BCE — 4 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 8,350 BCE — 4 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 8,450 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 8,500 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#300270)