Shiveluch Vulkan

Updated: 2. Aug. 2025 16:50 GMT - refresh

Stratovolcano

Kamchatka, 56.65°N / 161.36°E

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Summit height: 3283 m (10,771 ft)

Aktueller Status: Ausbruch (4 von 5)

Last update: 31 Jul 2025 (Volcanic Ash Advisory)

Shiveluch volcano on a Terra satellite image from 19 Feb 2012. Volcanic debris is seen on the lower flanks; the debris traveled about 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Shiveluch’s growing lava dome. (Nasa Earth Observatory)

Shiveluch (Sheveluch) volcano is one of Kamchatka's largest and most active volcanoes, and the one that has had the most violent eruptions.

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Typische Aktivität: Highly explosive. Construction of lava domes and large pyroclastic flows caused by dome collapse. One of Kamchatka's largest and most active volcanoes.
Ausbrüche des Shiveluch: 1739(?), 1800(?), 1854 (Plinian eruption), 1879-83, 1897-98, 1905, 1928-29, 1930, 1944-50, 1964 (sub-Plinian, large dome collapse and debris flow), 1980-81, 1984, 1985, 1986-88, 1988, 1989 1990-94, 1997, 1998, 1999, 1999-ongoing

Letzte Erdbeben in der Nähe

Datum und Uhrzeit	Mag / Tiefe	Distanz / Ort
30. Jul. 07:52 (Kamchatka)	1.3 20 km	6.7 km südlich	85 km From Usty-Kamchatsk	Info
Freitag, 25. Juli 2025 GMT (2 Beben)
26. Jul. 06:55 (Kamchatka)	0.6 1.1 km	8.6 km südwestlich	90 km From Usty-Kamchatsk	Info
25. Jul. 15:45 (Kamchatka)	2.1 10.9 km	25 km südöstlich	61 km From Usty-Kamchatsk	Info
Donnerstag, 24. Juli 2025 GMT (1 Beben)
24. Jul. 18:59 (Kamchatka)	1.5 21 km	23 km südöstlich	64 km From Usty-Kamchatsk	Info
Montag, 21. Juli 2025 GMT (6 Beben)
21. Jul. 17:18 (Kamchatka)	2.6 25 km	25 km südöstlich	61 km From Usty-Kamchatsk	Info
21. Jul. 17:15 (Kamchatka)	2.4 24 km	30 km südöstlich	56 km From Usty-Kamchatsk	Info
21. Jul. 16:12 (Kamchatka)	1.4 22 km	27 km südöstlich	59 km From Usty-Kamchatsk	Info
21. Jul. 16:10 (Kamchatka)	2.0 23 km	29 km südöstlich	57 km From Usty-Kamchatsk	Info
21. Jul. 15:42 (Kamchatka)	2.5 24 km	29 km südöstlich	57 km From Usty-Kamchatsk	Info

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Beschreibung

Shiveluch has had over 60 large explosive eruptions during the past 10,000 years. Catastrophic eruptions took place in 1854 and 1956, when a large part of the lava dome collapsed and created a devastating debris avalanche.
It belongs to the Kliuchevskaya volcano group and is about 65,000 years old. Its summit is truncated by a broad 9-km-wide caldera of about 10,000 years of age, breached to the south. Many lava domes dot its outer flanks. Widespread tephra layers from Shiveluch's eruptions are valuable time markers for dating volcanic events in Kamchatka.

Shiveluch Volcano Photos

Glühender Steinschlag an der Flanke des Lavadoms des Shiveluch-Vulkans, Kamtschatka (Okt. 2013) (Photo: Richard Roscoe)

Explosion am Vulkan Shiveluch (Kamtschatka) Oktober 2016 (Photo: Andrey)

Der aktive Lavadom des Vulkans Shiveluch, Kamtschatka, im Oktober 2013 (Photo: Richard Roscoe)

Ascheaustritt aus dem Lavadom des Vulkans Shiveluch (Okt. 2013), Kamtschatka (Photo: Richard Roscoe)

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Bedeutende Vulkanausbrüche: Shiveluch volcano

In the past 10,000 years, Shiveluch has had at least 102 confirmed volcanic eruptions, out of which 20 are documented by historical records, while the others can be inferred from geological evidence.
Additionally, there are 3 uncertain or discredited eruptions from Shiveluch volcano.

The table below lists all known eruptions (date in bold face) of Shiveluch volcano since around 1800. Updates on the most recent volcanic activity of Shiveluch can be found on the news page of Shiveluch volcano.

Datum	Hinweis	VEI	Schaden
1999 Aug 15 - anhaltend	Hist. dokumentiert	4?	unbekannt
2024 Aug 17 (Ausbruch 1999 Aug 15 - anhaltend)	Tsunami aufgezeichnet Hist. dokumentiert	4	unbekannt	Info
2024 Aug 17: An explosive eruption of the lava dome 300 years RAS of the Sheveluch volcano continues. Explosions sent ash up to 4.5-5 km a.s.l., and ash plume extended about 1520 km to the east-south-east from the volcano. Start time of explosion and how determined: 20240817/1145Z – Satellite data (reference #13823) According to media, as of 18 August, the strong earthquake triggered the eruption of the Shiveluch volcano causing an ash plume of 9,000m and an ashfall in the Ust-Kamchatsk village in the Ust-Kamchatsk district, in the eastern Kamchatka (Far Eastern Federal District). (reference #13819) The explosive eruption of the volcano probably ended, but extrusive eruptions from the two centers near the Karan lava dome (the lava domes 300 years of the RAS and a New) continues. Clouds obscured the volcano at now. Satellite data by KVERT shows a 1900 long ash cloud continues to drift to the east of the volcano, its front part at 19:20 UTS on 18 August was at a distance of more than 2400 km from the volcano. KVERT continues to monitor of the Sheveluch volcano. An extrusive eruption of Sheveluch volcano continues. (reference #13822) Cited references #13819 Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) (2024): ECHO Daily Flash, Russia - Earthquake and volcanic eruption. Published 19 August 2024. Link #13822 Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) (2024): VONA/KVERT Information Release, August 18, 2024. KVERT, Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FEB RAS. (Issued at 2033Z). Link #13823 Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) (2024): VONA/KVERT Information Release, August 17, 2024. KVERT, Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FEB RAS. (Issued at 0553Z). Link Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1999 Aug 15 (Ausbruch 1999 Aug 15 - anhaltend)	Hist. dokumentiert	4	leicht	Info
1999 Aug 15: Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 4?. Lava Volume: >1x10⁸ m³. Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption, Explosive eruption, Pyroclastic flow(s), Lava flow(s), Lava dome extrusion, Damage (land, property, etc.), Mudflow(s) (lahars). (reference #2432) Cited references #2432 Venzke, E., R.W. Wunderman, L. McClelland, T. Simkin, J.F. Luhr, L. Siebert, and G. Mayberry (eds.) (2002-): Global Volcanism, 1968 to the Present. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-4 (http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/). Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1999 Apr 3 - Apr 12	Hist. dokumentiert	2	unbekannt
1998 Mai 30 - Sep 3	Hist. dokumentiert	3	unbekannt
1997 Mär 8 - Apr 4	Hist. dokumentiert	2	unbekannt
1990 Jan 10 - 1995 Feb 16 ±15 d.	Hist. dokumentiert	3	unbekannt
1990 Feb 2 (Ausbruch 1990 Jan 10 - 1995 Feb 16 ±15 d.)	Hist. dokumentiert	3	leicht	Info
1990 Feb 2: Lava Volume: 1.4x10⁸ m3. Tephra Volume: >9x10⁶ m³. Eruptive Characteristics:, Central vent eruption, Explosive eruption, Pyroclastic flow(s), Phreatic explosion(s), Lava dome extrusion, Spine extrusion, Damage (land, property, etc.), Mudflow(s) (lahars). (reference #2432) Cited references #2432 Venzke, E., R.W. Wunderman, L. McClelland, T. Simkin, J.F. Luhr, L. Siebert, and G. Mayberry (eds.) (2002-): Global Volcanism, 1968 to the Present. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-4 (http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/). Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1989 Apr 7 - Jun 26	Hist. dokumentiert	2	unbekannt
1988 Dez 7	Hist. dokumentiert	2?	unbekannt
1986 Mär 28 - 1988 Feb 28	Hist. dokumentiert	3	unbekannt
1985 Mai 26 - Okt 25	Hist. dokumentiert	2	unbekannt
1984 Mär 17 - Sep 6	Hist. dokumentiert	2?	unbekannt
1980 Aug 23 - 1981 Dez 1 ±30 d.	Center of 1964 crater Hist. dokumentiert	1	unbekannt
1964 Nov 12	Molodoy Sheveluch summit domes Hist. dokumentiert	4+	unbekannt
1944 Nov 5 - 1950 Apr 6	Suelich Hist. dokumentiert	2	unbekannt
1930 Feb 1 ±30 d.	Hist. dokumentiert	1	unbekannt
1928 Jan 27 - 1929 Apr 15 ±45 d.	Hist. dokumentiert	1	unbekannt
1905	Hist. dokumentiert	?	unbekannt
1897 - 1898	Hist. dokumentiert	2	unbekannt
1879 - 1883	Hist. dokumentiert	3	unbekannt
1854 Feb 18	Hist. dokumentiert	5	unbekannt
1854 Feb 18 (Ausbruch 1854 Feb 18)	Hist. dokumentiert	5	leicht	Info
1854 Feb 18: Tephra Volume: 2±1.0x10⁹m³. Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption, Explosive eruption, Pyroclastic flow(s), Lava dome extrusion, Damage (land, property, etc.), Mudflow(s) (lahars). (reference #2432) Cited references #2432 Venzke, E., R.W. Wunderman, L. McClelland, T. Simkin, J.F. Luhr, L. Siebert, and G. Mayberry (eds.) (2002-): Global Volcanism, 1968 to the Present. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-4 (http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/). Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
?? 1800 ±10 y.	Unsicherer Ausbruch	3	unbekannt

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Anmerkung:

Unsere Liste von Vulkanausbrüchen orientiert sich eng an der Datenbank des Global Volcanism Project (GVP) des Smithsonian Instituts, der international anerkanntesten globalen Datenquelle für Vulkanausbrüche. Sie schließt aber auch bedeutende Eruptionsepisoden oder damit zusammenhängende Vulkanereignisse ein. Unter "Vulkanausbrüchen" versteht man in der Regel meist Serien einzelner Eruptionsepisoden, die zeitlich aufeinander folgen oder sich (bei mehreren beteiligten Ausbruchspunkten an einem Vulkan) auch überlappen können und unter Umständen viele Jahre, Jahrzehnte oder noch länger andauern können. So ist z.B. die aktuelle Tätigkeit des Stromboli als ein einziger Ausbruch verstanden, der seit 1934 anhält.

Quellen: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K | Global Volcanism Project / Smithsonian Institution

Shiveluch Volcano FAQ

+When was the last eruption of Shiveluch volcano?

The last confirmed eruption of Shiveluch began in 1999 and is continuing (as of August 2025).

+How often does Shiveluch volcano erupt?

Since 1739, Shiveluch volcano has had at least 20 historically documented eruptions. This means that it erupts on average every 14.3 years.
Many eruptions of Shiveluch have lasted more than one year. In total, the volcano has been in eruption during 64 out of 286 years until now. In other words, Shiveluch has been active at least one in 4.5 years on average. Note that this value is likely an underestimate, because the known history of eruptions from Shiveluch is likely incomplete, especially further back in time.

+How active is Shiveluch volcano at present?

Shiveluch volcano is extremely active: Since 1900, it has had 55 eruptions, and been active during 55 years out of 126 as of now. This means, Shiveluch has been in eruption one in 2.3 years on average. The latest eruption is still continuing at present.

+When was the largest eruption of Shiveluch volcano?

The largest eruption of Shiveluch volcano in historic times occurred im Jahr 1854. It ranks as a plinian eruption with a magnitude 5 on the VEI (Volcanic Explosivity Index) scale. Eruption of this size are often catastrophic on a regional scale.

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