
Volcanoes in Russia
With 12 volcanoes in Russia there have been a total of 18 significant eruptions over the past 1,800 years. The worst volcanic eruption in terms of deaths, destroyed houses and financial damages happened on 01/01/1872 with the eruption of "Sinarka".Out of 77 volcanos in Russia, 61 are considered still active.
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Sheveluch volcano eruption
The Sheveluch volcano, which has erupted previously, remains active. Its summit lies at an altitude of 3,283 meters. Escaping lava, ash and gases have a massive impact on the surrounding areas and air traffic. At about 6:00 pm local time on Saturday, a warning was still in effect up to an altitude of 3,700 meters. Previously, ash clouds rose to an altitude of 4,000 meters. However, the Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) in Tokyo currently assumes a decrease in volcanic activity.Significant volcanic eruptions in Russia in the last 1800 years

The highest explosivity index in Russia reached in the review period was VEI 6 in 0240. The volcano Ksudach threw tephramasses of at least 10 cubic kilometers over 25 kilometers high. Such an intensity is normally only achieved every 100 years.
Eruption | Volcano | VEI | Deaths | Total damage |
---|---|---|---|---|
08/15/1999 | Shiveluch | 4 | 0 | |
01/02/1996 | Karymsky | 2 | 0 | |
06/01/1991 | Mutnovsky | 0 | 1 | |
02/02/1990 | Shiveluch | 3 | 0 | |
03/08/1983 | Kliuchevskoi | 2 | 1 | |
04/27/1981 | Alaid | 2 | 0 | |
08/02/1977 | Kliuchevskoi | 3 | 1 | |
03/30/1956 | Bezymianny | 5 | 0 | |
11/13/1946 | Sarychev Peak | 4 | 0 | |
01/08/1933 | Kharimkotan | 3 | 0 | |
01/01/1872 | Sinarka | 4 | 0 | |
06/27/1854 | Alaid | 3 | 0 | |
02/18/1854 | Shiveluch | 5 | 0 | |
08/09/1827 | Avachinsky | 2 | 0 | |
06/27/1827 | Avachinsky | 2 | 0 | |
01/01/1778 | Raikoke | 4 | 15 | |
01/01/1762 | Kliuchevskoi | 2 | 0 | |
01/01/0240 | Ksudach | 6 | 0 |
All volcanoes in Russia
Volcano | Elevation | Status | Last eruption |
---|---|---|---|
Alaid | 2339 m | Active | 04/27/1981 |
Anyuyskiy | 1050 m | Potentially active | |
Atsonuripi | 1205 m | Active | |
Avachinskiy | 2751 m | Active | |
Baranskogo | 1126 m | Active | |
Berga | 950 m | Active | |
Berutarube | 1222 m | Solfatara stage | |
Besym'anyy | 2800 m | Active | |
Blizn. and Daln. Plo | 3943 m | Potentially active | |
Bogdan Khmelnitskiy | 1540 m | Active | |
Bol'shaya Udina | 2923 m | Potentially active | |
Brat Chirpoyev | 752 m | Solfatara stage | |
Burlyashchiy | 1000 m | Solfatara stage | |
Caldera Ushishir | 401 m | Active | |
Chernogo | 624 m | Active | |
Chikurachki | 1817 m | Active | |
Chirinkotan | 724 m | Active | |
Chirip | 1564 m | Solfatara stage | |
Dzenzurskiy | 2285 m | Active | |
Ebeko | 1138 m | Active | |
Ekarma | 1171 m | Active | |
El'brus | 5633 m | Active | |
Fussa | 1772 m | Active | |
Gamchen | 2576 m | Solfatara stage | |
Golovnina | 547 m | Active | |
Gorelyy Khrebet | 1829 m | Active | |
Goryashchaya Sopka | 891 m | Active | |
Ichinskaya | 3631 m | Solfatara stage | |
Il'inskiy | 1578 m | Active | |
Indigirskiy | 993 m | Active | |
Ivan Groznyy | 1158 m | Active | |
Kambal'nyy | 2156 m | Solfatara stage | |
Kamen' | 4575 m | Potentially active | |
Karpinskogo | 1345 m | Active | |
Karymskiy | 1486 m | Active | |
Kazbek | 5047 m | Potentially active | |
Kikhpinych | 1552 m | Solfatara stage | |
Kizimen | 2485 m | Active | |
Klyuchevskiy | 4850 m | Active | |
Kolokol | 1330 m | Potentially active | |
Komarova | 2070 m | Solfatara stage | |
Koryakskiy | 3456 m | Active | |
Kosheleva | 1812 m | Active | |
Krasheninnikova | 1857 m | Solfatara stage | |
Krenitsyna | 1325 m | Active | |
Kronotskiy | 3528 m | Active | |
Ksudach | 1079 m | Active | 01/01/0240 |
Kudryavyy | 991 m | Active | |
Kuntomintar | 828 m | Active | |
Malyy Semyachik | 1571 m | Active | |
Mendeleyeva | 890 m | Active | |
Mutnovskiy | 2324 m | Active | |
Nemo | 1019 m | Active | |
Opala | 2475 m | Active | |
Ostryy Tolbachik | 3682 m | Potentially active | |
Palassa | 1002 m | Active | |
Ploskiy Tolbachik | 3085 m | Active | |
Prevo | 1360 m | Active | |
Rasshua | 956 m | Active | |
Raykoke | 551 m | Active | |
Ruruy | 1486 m | Solfatara stage | |
Sarycheva | 1497 m | Active | |
Severgina | 1144 m | Active | |
Shiveluch | 3395 m | Active | |
Sinarka | 934 m | Active | 01/01/1872 |
Snow | 400 m | Active | |
Stokap | 1566 m | Potentially active | |
Tatarinova | 1530 m | Solfatara stage | |
Teben'kova | 1212 m | Solfatara stage | |
Trezubets | 1017 m | Active | |
Tsentralnyy Semyachi | 1100 m | Solfatara stage | |
Tyatya | 1822 m | Active | |
Uzon | 1617 m | Solfatara stage | |
Vernadskogo | 1184 m | Solfatara stage | |
Zavaritskogo | 624 m | Active | |
Zheltovskiy | 1953 m | Active | |
Zhupanovskiy | 2958 m | Active |
These statistics are based on datas from the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program (GVP), and the Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database of the National Geophysical Data Center (NOAA) / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) doi:10.7289/V5JW8BSH. Several data have been summarized and translated.