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Russia

Tolbachik.

Volcano profile for Tolbachik 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
Shield volcano
Elevation
3,611 m
Last documented eruption
2013
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 4 highest recorded · latest VEI 3 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
55.832°, 160.326°
GVP number
300240

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Russia

Tolbachik

Shield volcano

Elevation
3,611 m
Last documented eruption
2013
No current eruption report

No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
55.832°, 160.326°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Eastern Kamchatka Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
300240
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Tolbachik · Russia

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
27 Nov 20125 Sep 20133Confirmed eruption
28 Jun 197510 Dec 19764+Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 197316 Dec 19741?Uncertain eruption
16 Sep 19701 Dec 19702Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 197016 Apr 19701Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 19682 Jul 19691Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 196716 Nov 19672Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 196716 May 19672Confirmed eruption
15 Apr 1966Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1965Not available1Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 196424 Apr 19642Confirmed eruption
16 Aug 19622 Jul 19631Confirmed eruption
24 Mar 196116 Feb 19622Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 19592 Jul 19602Confirmed eruption
13 Jul 1958Not available2?Confirmed eruption
28 Sep 195628 Nov 19572Confirmed eruption
6 Oct 19558 Dec 19552Confirmed eruption
7 Jan 19559 Feb 19552Confirmed eruption
21 Feb 195413 Jun 19542Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 1947Not available2?Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 194015 Jul 19413Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 194016 Apr 19402Confirmed eruption
25 Sep 193927 Sep 19392Confirmed eruption
13 Aug 19362 Mar 19372Confirmed eruption
4 Mar 19312 Jul 19322Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1904Not available2Confirmed eruption
1793Not available2Confirmed eruption
1790Not available2Confirmed eruption
1789Not available2Confirmed eruption
1788Not available2Confirmed eruption
15 Feb 176915 Oct 17692Confirmed eruption
Dec 1740Not available2Confirmed eruption
1 Feb 1739Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1699Uncertain datingNot available2?Uncertain eruption
1550Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
1050Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
1000Uncertain datingNot available4+Confirmed eruption
950Uncertain datingNot available4+Confirmed eruption
900Uncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
550Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
450Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
400Uncertain datingNot available4+Confirmed eruption
350Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
250Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
150Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
50Uncertain datingNot available4+Confirmed eruption
100 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
200 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
700 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
750 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
800 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1650 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1750 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
2050 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
4550 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
5450 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
5600 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
5650 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
6050 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
7600 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed 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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Tolbachik · No current eruption report · 3,611 m

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Sources & data dates

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