Volcanic eruption
See 1962 on the mapEruption of Tolbachik
Aug 1962 – 1963 · 55.83° N, 160.33° E
Tolbachik is a volcanic complex on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the far east of Russia. It consists of two volcanoes, Plosky (flat) Tolbachik and Ostry (sharp) Tolbachik, which as the names suggest are respectively a flat-topped shield volcano and a peaked stratovolcano.
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What the records say
- When
- Aug 1962 – 1963
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 55.83° N, 160.33° E
- Vei
- 1
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 300240
- Eruption number
- 19313
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