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Russia

Chirinkotan.

Volcano profile for Chirinkotan in Russia, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
724 m
Last documented eruption
2022
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 3 highest recorded · latest VEI 2 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
48.98°, 153.48°
GVP number
290260

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No current eruption report

Russia

Chirinkotan

Stratovolcano

Elevation
724 m
Last documented eruption
2022
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
48.98°, 153.48°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Kuril Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
GVP
290260
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Chirinkotan · Russia

Documented eruptions

All catalogued eruptions, newest first. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
7 Oct 20227 Oct 20222Confirmed eruption
8 Aug 202126 Aug 20212Confirmed eruption
29 Nov 20167 Apr 20173Confirmed eruption
21 Nov 201410 Aug 20152Confirmed eruption
11 Jun 20131 Jun 20141Confirmed eruption
20 Jul 200420 Jul 20042Confirmed eruption
11 Oct 198612 Oct 19861Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 197910 Oct 19802Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1955Uncertain datingNot available2?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1900Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1884Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
1760Uncertain datingNot available2Uncertain eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

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Chirinkotan · No current eruption report · 724 m

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC