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    Avachinsky

    Stratovolcano · 2,717 m · Russia

    Avachinsky
    Photo: Tatyana Rashidova · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

    Avachinsky sits on the Okhotsk Plate, in a subduction zone. 58 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2001.

    Elevation
    2,717 m
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone, continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
    Plate
    Okhotsk Plate
    Country
    Russia
    Last Eruption
    2001
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    58
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    5

    Eruption Timeline

    Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).

    6,100 BCE5,980 BCE · VEI 55,700 BCE5,600 BCE5,500 BCE5,450 BCE4,550 BCE · VEI 44,460 BCE · VEI 44,400 BCE4,340 BCE · VEI 54,250 BCE4,200 BCE4,050 BCE3,790 BCE · VEI 43,700 BCE3,500 BCE3,400 BCE3,200 BCE · VEI 52,950 BCE2,900 BCE2,650 BCE2,530 BCE · VEI 42,500 BCE2,300 BCE2,100 BCE1,700 BCE1,500 BCE · VEI 51,350 BCE · VEI 510040070090011001200140015501737 · VEI 31772 · VEI 21779 · VEI 317891827 · VEI 41828 · VEI 218371851 · VEI 21853 · VEI 21854 · VEI 21855 · VEI 21878 · VEI 21881 · VEI 21894 · VEI 21901 · VEI 21909 · VEI 219101926 · VEI 41938 · VEI 31945 · VEI 41991 · VEI 22001 · VEI 1 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 6,100 BCE1500180019002000

    Eruption Uncertain Date

    Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata