Volcanic eruption
Open on the mapEruption of Fuss Peak
5340 BCE · 50.27° N, 155.25° E
Fuss Peak is an active stratovolcano located on the southwest coast of Paramushir Island, Kuril Islands, Russia.
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What the records say
- When
- 5340 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 50.27° N, 155.25° E
- Vei
- 3
- Date uncertainty
- ± 30 years
- Unit
- HPM6 tephra
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
- Volcano number
- 290340
- Eruption number
- 20884
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