Volcanic eruption
See 2015 on the mapEruption of Chikurachki
16 Feb 2015 – 18 Feb 2015 · 50.32° N, 155.46° E
Chikurachki is the highest volcano on Paramushir Island in the northern Kuril Islands. It is actually a relatively small volcanic cone constructed on a high Pleistocene volcanic edifice. Oxidized andesitic scoria deposits covering the upper part of the young cone give it a distinctive red color.
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What the records say
- When
- 16 Feb 2015 – 18 Feb 2015
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 50.32° N, 155.46° E
- Vei
- 3
- Vent
- Summit crater
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 290360
- Eruption number
- 20990
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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