Volcanic eruption
Open on the mapEruption of Taunshits
5800 BCE · 54.53° N, 159.80° E
Taunshits is a stratovolcano located in the eastern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia.
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What the records say
- When
- 5800 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 54.53° N, 159.80° E
- Date uncertainty
- ± 50 years
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
- Volcano number
- 300160
- Eruption number
- 17643
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