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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Ushishur
The 1.6-km-wide caldera of Ushishur volcano opens towards the south and formed during an eruption about 9,400 years ago. Two post-caldera lava domes that erupted sometime after a 1769 visit of Captain Snow form islands in the caldera bay. Two older domes in front of the islands are joined by a sand bar to the SE caldera wall. A northern island (top) consists of a portion of the flanks. Photo by R. Bulgakov, 1990 (Institute of Marine Geology and Geophysics, Yuzhno-Sakhalin).
Volcano Number:
290210
Volcano Name:
Ushishur
Country:
Russia
Volcano Type:
Caldera
Last Eruption:
1884 CE
Elevation:
401m
Tectonic Setting:
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Pop. within 30km:
16
Pop. within 100km:
275
Latitude:
47.52
Longitude:
152.8
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Eruption Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
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Volcano Number
Volcano Name
Eruption Number
Activity Type
Explosivity Index Max
Explosivity Index Modifier
Activity Area
Activity Unit
Start Evidence Method
Start Date
End Date
290210
Ushishur
18797
Confirmed Eruption
4
C
Radiocarbon (uncorrected)
-7450
290210
Ushishur
18798
Confirmed Eruption
1
SE caldera wall
Historical Observations
1710
290210
Ushishur
18799
Confirmed Eruption
Center of caldera bay
Historical Observations
1769
290210
Ushishur
18800
Confirmed Eruption
1
SE caldera wall
Historical Observations
1884
Emissions Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
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DB
Method
Material
Rock Class
Rock Name
SiO
2
WT%
TiO
2
WT%
Al
2
O
3
WT%
Fe
2
O
3
WT%
Fe
2
O
3
Total
WT%
FeO
WT%
FeO Total
WT%
MnO
WT%
MgO
WT%
CaO
WT%
Na
2
O
WT%
K
2
O
WT%
P
2
O
5
WT%
LOI
WT%
H
2
O
WT%
Total
WT%
Ag
PPM
As
PPM
Ba
PPM
Be
PPM
Bi
PPM
Co
PPM
Cr
PPM
Cs
PPM
Cu
PPM
Dy
PPM
Ga
PPM
ge
PPM
In
PPM
Mo
PPM
Nb
PPM
Ni
PPM
Pb
PPM
Rb
PPM
Sb
PPM
Sc
PPM
Sn
PPM
Sr
PPM
Ti
PPM
U
PPM
V
PPM
W
PPM
Y
PPM
Zn
PPM
Zr
PPM
87
Sr /
86
Sr
RATIO
87
Rb /
86
Sr
RATIO
143
Nd /
144
Nd
RATIO
147
Sm /
144
Nd
RATIO
E Nd
RATIO
206
Pb /
204
Pb
RATIO
207
Pb /
204
Pb
RATIO
208
Pb /
204
Pb
RATIO
208
Pb /
206
Pb
RATIO
176
Hf /
177
Hf
RATIO
176
Lu /
177
Hf
RATIO
187
Re /
188
Os
RATIO
187
Re /
186
Os
RATIO
187
Os /
188
Os
RATIO
187
Os /
186
Os
RATIO
186
Os /
188
Os
RATIO
184
Os /
188
Os
RATIO
10
Be / Be
RATIO
10
Be /
9
Be
RATIO
206
Pb /
207
Pb
RATIO
756
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Rock
Igneous Intermediate Volcanic
Andesite
58.02
1.14
17.92
3.77
3.42
0.19
2.88
7.35
3.52
0.6
98.81
J
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Rock
Igneous Intermediate Volcanic
Andesite
59.6
1.01
17.02
3.73
3.6
0.19
2.93
7.01
3.64
0.65
99.38
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Time
Latitude
Longitude
Depth/km
Author
Catalog
Contributor
Contributor ID
Mag Type
Magnitude
Mag Author
Event Location Name
11544957
2022-03-03T16:23:29
47.5601
152.844
120.32
us
NEIC PDE
us
us6000h330
mb
4.0
us
KURIL ISLANDS
11023763
2019-03-31T13:15:54
47.5237
152.834
98.1
us
NEIC PDE
us
us2000kcf1
mb
4.2
us
KURIL ISLANDS
10561590
2017-12-07T23:16:34
47.4577
152.8896
20.77
us
NEIC PDE
us
us2000c1wd
mb
4.9
us
KURIL ISLANDS
4731079
2011-12-04T11:09:51
47.5609
152.7906
143.6
IDC
ISC
ISC
600221431
mb
3.2
IDC
KURIL ISLANDS
3320351
2011-08-15T10:29:14
47.5151
152.791
112.9
ISC
ISC
ISC
16951118
mb
4.9
NEIC
KURIL ISLANDS
2688566
2008-03-10T04:57:58
47.5085
152.8255
122.8
ISC
ISC
ISC
13485483
MW
5.1
GCMT
KURIL ISLANDS
2549702
2007-11-10T23:18:02
47.5116
152.9254
45.1
ISC
ISC
ISC
13263772
mb
3.6
ISC
KURIL ISLANDS
2392545
2006-11-25T11:19:49
47.5474
152.7342
5.2
ISC
ISC
ISC
9750167
mb
4.0
NEIC
KURIL ISLANDS
2353895
2006-09-19T23:46:42
47.5213
152.6869
0.0
IDC
ISC
ISC
9675260
mb
3.7
IDC
KURIL ISLANDS
2339757
2006-04-30T22:40:15
47.6043
152.8378
35.0
ISC
ISC
ISC
10698205
mb
4.3
NEIC
KURIL ISLANDS
2317922
2006-04-26T22:54:31
47.5221
152.8232
0.0
IDC
ISC
ISC
9598049
mb
3.3
IDC
KURIL ISLANDS
2168996
2005-10-24T17:25:53
47.4781
152.8044
33.0
ISC
ISC
ISC
7704613
mb
4.0
NEIC
KURIL ISLANDS
1463200
2002-10-31T03:19:18
47.5988
152.7903
86.0
ISC
ISC
ISC
3519080
mb
4.1
NEIC
KURIL ISLANDS
1148714
2000-08-27T00:34:12
47.513
152.836
137.1
ISC
ISC
ISC
1747962
mb
4.4
NEIC
KURIL ISLANDS
850976
1999-10-19T18:29:54
47.555
152.914
114.7
ISC
ISC
ISC
1865256
mb
3.6
ISC
KURIL ISLANDS
560423
1996-12-25T10:22:48
47.6059
152.8185
150.0
ISC
ISC
ISC
1003437
mb
3.7
ISC
KURIL ISLANDS
444057
1995-08-03T20:58:48
47.4934
152.885
116.0
ISC
ISC
ISC
87278
mb
4.5
NEIC
KURIL ISLANDS
294603
1993-04-13T19:12:20
47.6138
152.8369
33.0
ISC
ISC
ISC
238453
mb
4.3
NEIC
KURIL ISLANDS
182241
1977-12-10T23:11:35
47.5958
152.8672
112.9
ISC
ISC
ISC
688963
mb
5.2
NEIS
KURIL ISLANDS
177656
1977-04-21T04:52:26
47.4547
152.8539
40.0
ISC
ISC
ISC
700086
mb
4.7
ISC
KURIL ISLANDS
85299
1967-05-22T11:27:51
47.5
152.7
58.0
ISC
ISC
ISC
835877
mb
4.3
ISC
KURIL ISLANDS
66500
1966-01-11T08:45:10
47.5
152.8
91.0
ISC
ISC
ISC
850774
mb
4.1
ISC
KURIL ISLANDS
11080
1963-05-28T21:04:13
47.47
152.76
151.0
ISS
ISC
ISC
872404
6.1
KIR
KURIL ISLANDS