Kolokol volcano, Urup Island, Kuril Islands: news & activity updates

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Kolokol Group volcano (Urup Island, Russia) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 26 August-1 September 2009 (New Activity / Unrest)

Wed, 26 Aug 2009, 06:00

Based on analyses of satellite imagery, SVERT reported that on 26 August a gas-and-steam plume possibly containing ash rose from Berg (part of the Kolokol Group of volcanoes) to an altitude greater than 6 km (19,700 ft) a.s.l. and drifted NE. Read all

Kolokol volcano

somma volcanoes 1328 m / 4,357 ft
Urup Island (Kuril Islands), 46.04°N / 150.05°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)

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Kolokol volcano eruptions:
1973, 1970, 1952, 1946, 1940, 1924, 1894, 1845-46, 1780
Typical eruption style
explosive

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