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    Kikhpinych

    Stratovolcano · 1,515 m · Russia

    Kikhpinych
    Photo: Игорь Шпиленок · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Kikhpinych sits on the Okhotsk Plate, in a subduction zone. 8 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1550.

    Elevation
    1,515 m
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone, continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Basalt / Picro-Basalt
    Plate
    Okhotsk Plate
    Country
    Russia
    Last Eruption
    1550
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    8
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    4

    Eruption Timeline

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

    2,850 BCE · VEI 32,780 BCE · VEI 4550 · VEI 3650830900 · VEI 31350 · VEI 41550 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 2,850 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