Volcanic eruption
See 1954 on the mapEruption of Sarychev Peak
Aug 1954 – Oct 1954 · 48.09° N, 153.20° E
Sarychev Peak is an active stratovolcano covering almost the entirety of Matua Island in the Kuril Islands, Russia. It is a young, highly symmetrical stratovolcanic cone. The height of the plume during the 2009 eruption was estimated at 12 to 18 kilometres.
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What the records say
- When
- Aug 1954 – Oct 1954
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 48.09° N, 153.20° E
- Vei
- 2
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 290240
- Eruption number
- 18813
Nearby in time and place
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