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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Sarychev Peak
One of the largest recorded eruptions in the Kuril Islands took place 11-16 June from Sarychev Peak. This NASA Space Shuttle view on 12 June shows an eruption plume that rose to 16-21 km altitude; pyroclastic flows reached the sea and extended the shoreline in some areas. The main explosive phase ended on 16 June, but weak explosions producing ash plumes continued prior to arrival of a field team on 26-28 July, when no eruptive activity was observed. NASA International Space Station image ISS020-E-9048, 2009 (http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/).
Volcano Number:
290240
Volcano Name:
Sarychev Peak
Country:
Russia
Volcano Type:
Stratovolcano
Last Eruption:
2021 CE
Elevation:
1496m
Tectonic Setting:
Subduction zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
Pop. within 5km:
17
Pop. within 10km:
143
Pop. within 30km:
143
Pop. within 100km:
148
Latitude:
48.092
Longitude:
153.2
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Sarychev Peak, one of the most active volcanoes of the Kuril Islands, occupies the NW end of Matua Island in the central Kuriles. The andesitic central cone was constructed within a 3-3.5-km-wide caldera, whose rim is exposed only on the SW side. A dramatic 250-m-wide, very steep-walled crater with a jagged rim caps the volcano. The substantially higher SE rim forms the 1496 m high point of the island. Fresh-looking lava flows, prior to activity in 2009, had descended in all directions, often forming capes along the coast. Much of the lower-angle outer flanks of the volcano are overlain by pyroclastic-flow deposits. Eruptions have been recorded since the 1760s and include both quiet lava effusion and violent explosions. Large eruptions in 1946 and 2009 produced pyroclastic flows that reached the sea.
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