Get our newsletter!     Volcano Calendar 2019: We're proud to present our 2019 volcano calendar: 13 different and attractive images of volcanoes, volcanic landscapes and phenomena taken during volcano tours over the past few years.  Volcano Discoveries: "One of the most eye-catching guides to the world’s volcanoes ever published.  VolcanoAdventures: Our professional team of volcanologists and photographers offers unique travel opportunities: volcano expeditions, photo tours, and relaxed walking & study tours.  The Volcano Adventure Guide: Excellent information and background for anyone wishing to visit active volcanoes safely and enjoyably. The book presents guidelines to visiting 42 different volcanoes around the world. Guaranteed tours: : spaces available / : guaranteed / : few spaces left / : booked out Random pictures | |   Karymski Satelite Image by (c) Google & NASA Karymsky is the most active volcano of Kamchatka's eastern volcanic zone and a perfect symmetrical stratovolcano. Ash eruptions from Karymski can come in the way of aircraft flight routes across the N Pacific. Karymsky, the most active volcano of Kamchatka's eastern volcanic zone in one of the world's volcanoes with persistent activity and has been erupting for at least about 500 years.
Stratovolcano 1536 m / 5,039 ft
Kamchatka, 54.05°N / 159.43°E Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Karymsky webcams / live data | ReportsKarymsky volcano books | ToursKarymsky volcano eruptions:
1771, 1830, 1852, 1854, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1915, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1996 - ongoing Typical eruption style:Doninantly explosive, construction of lava domes, near constant activity. Last earthquakes nearbyKarymsky volcano toursKamchatka - Land of Colors (volcano expedition to Kamchatka) Latest satellite images  Volcano news: KarymskySun, 25 Aug 2019, 00:30  Satellite image of Karymsky volcano on 25 Aug 2019 Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 20000 ft (6100 m) altitude or flight level 200 and is moving at 15 kts in NW direction. ...moreThe full report is as follows: [ less] [ read all] Sat, 24 Aug 2019, 06:15  Satellite image of Karymsky volcano on 24 Aug 2019 Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 15000 ft (4600 m) altitude or flight level 150 and is moving at 5 kts in E direction. ...moreThe full report is as follows: [ less] [ read all] Fri, 23 Aug 2019, 19:00 Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 15000 ft (4600 m) altitude or flight level 150 and is moving at 5 kts in SE direction. ...moreThe full report is as follows: [ less] [ read all] Fri, 23 Aug 2019, 00:15  Satellite image of Karymsky volcano on 23 Aug 2019 Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 20000 ft (6100 m) altitude or flight level 200 and is moving at 10 kts in SW direction. ...moreThe full report is as follows: [ less] [ read all] Thu, 22 Aug 2019, 18:15 Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 20000 ft (6100 m) altitude or flight level 200 and is moving at 10 kts in SW direction. ...moreThe full report is as follows: [ less] [ read all] Thu, 22 Aug 2019, 12:15  Satellite image of Karymsky volcano on 22 Aug 2019 Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 20000 ft (6100 m) altitude or flight level 200 and is moving at 15 kts in SW direction. ...moreThe full report is as follows: [ less] [ read all] Thu, 22 Aug 2019, 00:15 Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 20000 ft (6100 m) altitude or flight level 200 and is moving at 20 kts in SW direction. ...moreThe full report is as follows: [ less] [ read all] Wed, 21 Aug 2019, 17:15 Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 20000 ft (6100 m) altitude or flight level 200 and is moving at 30 kts in SW direction. ...moreThe full report is as follows: [ less] [ read all] Wed, 21 Aug 2019, 09:15  Satellite image of Karymsky volcano on 21 Aug 2019 Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 12000 ft (3700 m) altitude or flight level 120 and is moving at 15 kts in SW direction. ...moreThe full report is as follows: [ less] [ read all] Tue, 20 Aug 2019, 23:15  Satellite image of Karymsky volcano on 20 Aug 2019 Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 8000 ft (2400 m) altitude or flight level 080 and is moving at 15 kts in SW direction. ...moreThe full report is as follows: [ less] [ read all] Show more newsSun, 18 Aug 2019, 22:15  Satellite image of Karymsky volcano on 18 Aug 2019 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 21:59 UTC, 18/08/19 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] Thu, 15 Aug 2019, 16:10  Eruption of Karmysky on 13 Aug 2019 (image: Irina Vakhitova / VolcanoDiscovery) During the past days, the volcano has been very active, producing frequent explosive eruptions with ash emissions that rose up to 3-5 km above the crater. ...moreOur group on the ongoing expedition to Kamchatka's volcanoes was lucky enough to observe this activity from close - they stayed 3 days and 3 nights near the volcano along with scientists from the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of Petropavlovsk. Irina from our team reported: " On Aug 12 ... we flew to Karymsky. Had dinner. ... The next day everyone went to the volcano. Met a bear, he saw us and left. At that moment, the volcano erupted with a large ash emission, near-continuous puffs of ash lasting into the evening. Group with active Karymsky volcano (image: Irina Vakhitova / VolcanoDiscovery) [ less] [ read all] Thu, 15 Aug 2019, 06:00 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 05:50 UTC, 15/08/19 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] Wed, 14 Aug 2019, 23:45 Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 19000 ft (5800 m) altitude or flight level 190 and is moving at 25 kts in S direction. ...moreThe full report is as follows: [ less] [ read all] Wed, 14 Aug 2019, 12:15 Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 19000 ft (5800 m) altitude or flight level 190 and is moving at 10 kts in S direction. ...moreThe full report is as follows: [ less] [ read all] Wed, 14 Aug 2019, 05:00  Satellite image of Karymsky volcano on 14 Aug 2019 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 04:49 UTC, 14/08/19 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] Mon, 12 Aug 2019, 23:15  Satellite image of Karymsky volcano on 12 Aug 2019 Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 10000 ft (3000 m) altitude or flight level 100 and is moving at 5 kts in E direction. ...moreThe full report is as follows: [ less] [ read all] Sun, 11 Aug 2019, 12:30  Satellite image of Karymsky volcano on 11 Aug 2019 Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 13000 ft (4000 m) altitude or flight level 130 and is moving at 20 kts in SE direction. ...moreThe full report is as follows: [ less] [ read all] Tue, 6 Aug 2019, 12:00 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVFE01 at 11:50 UTC, 06/08/19 from RJTD [ less] [ read all] Tue, 6 Aug 2019, 06:00  Satellite image of Karymsky volcano on 6 Aug 2019 Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 13000 ft (4000 m) altitude or flight level 130 and is moving at 5 kts in NW direction. ...moreThe full report is as follows: [ less] [ read all] Show more newsMon, 5 Aug 2019, 12:45  Satellite image of Karymsky volcano on 5 Aug 2019 Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 9000 ft (2700 m) altitude or flight level 090 and is moving at 10 kts in S direction. ...moreThe full report is as follows: [ less] [ read all] Sun, 4 Aug 2019, 13:15 Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 17000 ft (5200 m) altitude or flight level 170 and is moving at 30 kts in SE direction. ...moreThe full report is as follows: [ less] [ read all] Sun, 4 Aug 2019, 04:45  Satellite image of Karymsky volcano on 4 Aug 2019 Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 14000 ft (4300 m) altitude or flight level 140 and is moving at 25 kts in SE direction. ...moreThe full report is as follows: [ less] [ read all] Fri, 2 Aug 2019, 08:45 Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 15000 ft (4600 m) altitude or flight level 150 and is moving at 5 kts in NW direction. ...moreThe full report is as follows: [ less] [ read all] Background:Karymsky, the most active volcano of Kamchatka's eastern volcanic zone, is a symmetrical stratovolcano constructed within a 5-km-wide caldera that formed during the early Holocene. The caldera cuts the south side of the Pleistocene Dvor volcano and is located outside the north margin of the large mid-Pleistocene Polovinka caldera, which contains the smaller Akademia Nauk and Odnoboky calderas.
Most seismicity preceding Karymsky eruptions originated beneath Akademia Nauk caldera, which is located immediately south of Karymsky volcano. The caldera enclosing Karymsky volcano formed about 7600-7700 radiocarbon years ago; construction of the Karymsky stratovolcano began about 2000 years later. The latest eruptive period began about 500 years ago, following a 2300-year quiescence. Much of the cone is mantled by lava flows less than 200 years old. Historical eruptions have been vulcanian or vulcanian-strombolian with moderate explosive activity and occasional lava flows from the summit crater. --- Source: GVP, Smithsonian Institution More on VolcanoDiscovery: Nyiragongo volcano photos: Nyiragongo (DR Congo) has the world's largest and most active lava lake. Enjoy our pictures taken during several expeditions over the past years.  Colima volcano photos: This beautiful stratovolcano in western Mexico is one of the most active volcanoes on the American continents. It is known for its often spectacular explosions and sometimes glowing avalanches.  Eyjafjallajökull volcano photos: The volcano in Iceland with the unpronounceable name... but famous in 2010 when its ash clouds drifted over Europe and forced a unprecedented large-scale airspace closure for several days, stranding millions of passengers. |
