Berutarube Volcano
Updated: Jul 23, 2025 19:24 GMT -
stratovolcano
Iturup Island (Kuril Islands), 44.46°N / 146.94°E 
Summit height: 1221 m / 4,006 ft
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Berutarube volcano (also written as Berutarubesan volcano) is an andesitic-to-dacitic stratovolcano on the SW tip of Iturup Island in the southern Kuriles. It has gentle slopes which are deeply eroded by glacial valleys. Funaroles and sufur deposits occur in the inner walls of the central crater.
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Berutarube volcano eruptions: unknown, but less than 10,000 years ago
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Date and Time | Mag / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 03:15 pm (Universal Time) | 4.5 140 km | 20 km (12 mi) to the SW | Sea of Okhotsk, 66 km north of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia I FELT IT | Info | |
| Jul 24, 02:15 am (GMT +11) | 4.2 131 km | 28 km (17 mi) to the SW | Sea of Okhotsk, 51 km north of Shikotan Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia I FELT IT | Info | |
Background
A low saddle on the NE side separates Berutarube volcano from the Lvinaya Past caldera. The only known activity at Berutarube volcano within the past 10,000 years built a small cinder cone on the intersecting headwalls of U-shaped valleys and cirques in the eroded summit region. The hydrothermally altered summit cone fed 2 small lava flows.Significant volcanic eruptions: Berutarube volcano
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No historic eruptions are known from Berutarube volcano, but at least one eruption ###WHEN2### can be inferred from geological evidence|evidence from at least ###NUM_CONFIRMED### eruptions during the past 10,000 years can be found in the geological record.
There is one uncertain or discredited eruption in 1812 from Berutarube volcano.
No historic eruptions are known from Berutarube volcano, but at least one eruption ###WHEN2### can be inferred from geological evidence|evidence from at least ###NUM_CONFIRMED### eruptions during the past 10,000 years can be found in the geological record.
There is one uncertain or discredited eruption in 1812 from Berutarube volcano.
The table below lists all known eruptions (date in bold face) of Berutarube volcano in historic times and during the past 10,000 years. Updates on the most recent volcanic activity of Berutarube can be found on the news page of Berutarube volcano.
| Date | Note | VEI | Deaths | Damage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
?? | Uncertain Eruption | 1 | |||
Remark:
Our list of volcanic eruptions closely follows the database of eruptions of the Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Project (GVP), the internationally most recognized data source for volcanic eruptions, but also includes significant eruptive episodes or related volcano events. "Volcanic eruptions" are usually to be understood as sequences of individual eruptive episodes that can follow each other, or even overlap (if several vents are involved), and can last many years, decades or even longer. For example, the current activity of Stromboli volcano is understood as a single eruption that has been ongoing since 1934.
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K | Global Volcanism Project / Smithsonian Institution
Latest satellite images
Berutarube Volcano Maps
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