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    Chirinkotan

    Stratovolcano · 724 m · Russia

    Chirinkotan
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    Chirinkotan sits on the Okhotsk Plate, in a subduction zone. 12 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2022.

    Elevation
    724 m
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone
    Dominant Rock
    Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
    Plate
    Okhotsk Plate
    Country
    Russia
    Last Eruption
    2022
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    12
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    3

    Eruption Timeline

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

    1760 · VEI 21884 · VEI 019001955 · VEI 21979 · VEI 21986 · VEI 12004 · VEI 22013 · VEI 12014 · VEI 22016 · VEI 32021 · VEI 22022 · VEI 2 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 14991500180019002000

    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