Eruption of Chachadake [Tiatia]
20 Jul 1978 · 44.35° N, 146.25° E
Tyatya is an active volcano located in the northeastern part of Kunashir Island, Kuril Islands, Russia. It is the highest peak on the island with an elevation of 1,819 metres (5,968 ft).
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What the records say
- When
- 20 Jul 1978
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 44.35° N, 146.25° E
- Vei
- 2
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 290030
- Eruption number
- 18742
Tyatya
Volcano in northeast Kunashir, Kuril Islands
Tyatya is an active volcano located in the northeastern part of Kunashir Island, Kuril Islands, Russia. It is the highest peak on the island with an elevation of 1,819 metres (5,968 ft). Tyatya is one of the finest examples anywhere in the world of a somma volcano, a stratovolcano whose summit has collapsed to form a caldera which has then been mostly refilled by a new, younger volcanic cone which rises above the cal…
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The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page