Region
Kamchatka Krai
Russia · Europe
Kamchatka Krai is a region of Russia, in Europe. It spans the Okhotsk and North American plates. Records include 64 volcanoes, 6 major earthquakes since 1900 and 12 tsunamis observed on its coasts.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- Coastal FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- CycloneHigh
- River FloodMedium
- Urban FloodMedium
- WildfireMedium
- Extreme HeatLow
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Volcanoes (64)
- Krasheninnikov 2026
- Sheveluch 2026
- Karymsky 2025
- Bezymianny 2025
- Klyuchevskoy 2025
- Kambalny 2017
- Zhupanovsky 2016
- Kizimen 2013
- Tolbachik 2013
- Gorely 2010
- Koryaksky 2009
- Avachinsky 2001
- Mutnovsky 2000
- Akademia Nauk 1996
- Maly Semyachik 1952
- Zheltovsky 1923
- Ksudach 1907
- Iliinsky 1901
- Ushkovsky 1890
- Opala 1776
- Ichinsky 1740
- Koshelev 1690
- Alney-Chashakondzha 1600
- Kikhpinych 1550
- Khangar 1500
- Kostakan 1350
- Gorny Institute 1250
- Komarov 950
- Kinenin 850
- Veer 390
- Diky Greben 350
- Tolmachev Dol 300
- Uzon 200
- Gamchen 188 BCE
- Khodutka 300 BCE
- Bakening 550 BCE
- Taunshits 550 BCE
- Vysoky 550 BCE
- Titila 550 BCE
- Zavaritsky 800 BCE
- Terpuk 800 BCE
- Bliznetsy 1,060 BCE
- Severny 1,550 BCE
- Ostry 2,050 BCE
- Shisheika 2,240 BCE
- Kronotsky 3,350 BCE
- Spokoiny 3,450 BCE
- Barkhatnaya Sopka 3,550 BCE
- Nylgimelkin 3,550 BCE
- Yavinsky 4,050 BCE
- Bolshoi Semiachik 4,450 BCE
- Cherpuk Group 4,550 BCE
- Bolshoi-Kekuknaysky 5,310 BCE
- Kurile Lake 6,440 BCE
- Sedanka Lava Field 7,050 BCE
- Elovsky 7,550 BCE
- Vilyuchinsky 8,050 BCE
- Olkoviy-Ozernoy Volcanic Field ?
- Asacha ?
- Visokiy ?
- Dzenzursky ?
- Udina ?
- Zimina ?
- Kamen ?
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 20062006 Kamchatka Earthquake · M 7.6
- 19971997 Kamchatka Earthquake · M 7.8
- 1943Kamchatka · M 7.6
- 1927Kamchatka · M 7.5
- 1923February 1923 Kamchatka Earthquake · M 8.43 deaths
- 1923Near Kamchatka · M 7.218 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2025Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia · 17.0 m1 deaths
- 2022Tonga Islands, Tonga · 22.0 m6 deaths
- 2006South Kuril Islands, Russia · 21.9 m
- 1997Kamchatka, Russia · 8.0 m
- 1996Karymskoye, Kamchatka, Russia · 30.0 m
- 1985Central Chile, Chile · 3.5 m180 deaths
- 1969Kamchatka, Russia · 15.0 m
- 1963South Kuril Islands, Russia · 4.5 m
- 1960Southern Chile, Chile · 25.0 m2,226 deaths
- 1952Kamchatka, Russia · 23.0 m10,000 deaths
- 1923Kamchatka, Russia · 8.0 m3 deaths
- 1923Kamchatka, Russia · 20.0 m18 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002