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    Mount Kazbek

    Stratovolcano · 5,004 m · Georgia

    Mount Kazbek
    Photo: Jaba1977 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

    Mount Kazbek sits on the Eurasian Plate, above a hotspot, away from plate boundaries. 2 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 750 BCE.

    Elevation
    5,004 m
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Intraplate (hotspot), continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
    Plate
    Eurasian Plate
    Country
    Georgia
    Last Eruption
    750 BCE
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    2

    Eruption Timeline

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

    4,000 BCE750 BCE VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 4,000 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