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Shiveluch volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA CONTINUOUSLY OBS ON SATELLITE IMAGERY OBS VA DTG: 04/0820Z
Satellite image of Shiveluch volcano on 4 Jul 2017
Tuesday, Jul 04, 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Shiveluch volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA CONTINUOUSLY OBS ON SATELLITE IMAGERY OBS VA DTG: 03/1720Z
Monday, Jul 03, 2017
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Shiveluch volcano

Stratovolcano 3283 m (10,771 ft)
Kamchatka, 56.65°N / 161.36°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
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Last update: 4 Jul 2017
Typical eruption style: Highly explosive. Construction of lava domes and large pyroclastic flows caused by dome collapse. One of Kamchatka's largest and most active volcanoes.
Shiveluch volcano eruptions: 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 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)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocation
Wed, 19 Jul
Wed, 19 Jul 08:19 UTCM 3.5 / 0.7 km3 kmKluchevskoy group of volcanoes
Sat, 15 Jul
Sat, 15 Jul 03:58 UTCM 2.8 / 30.7 km40 kmKluchevskoy group of volcanoes
Fri, 30 Jun
Fri, 30 Jun 16:10 UTCM 2.2 / 112 km13 kmKluchevskoy group of volcanoes
Fri, 30 Jun 04:15 UTCM 2.4 / 18.3 km21 kmKluchevskoy group of volcanoes
Tue, 27 Jun
Tue, 27 Jun 03:37 UTCM 2.1 / 75 km25 kmKluchevskoy group of volcanoes
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Shiveluch (Sheveluch) volcano is one of Kamchatka's largest and most active volcanoes, and the one that has had the most violent eruptions.

Background:

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 Photos:

Incandescent rockfall down flank of lava dome of Shiveluch volcano, Kamchatka (Oct 2013) (Photo: Richard Roscoe)
Incandescent rockfall down flank of lava dome of Shiveluch volcano, Kamchatka (Oct 2013) (Photo: Richard Roscoe)
 Explosion at Shiveluch volcano (Kamchatka) Oct 2016 (Photo: Andrey)
Explosion at Shiveluch volcano (Kamchatka) Oct 2016 (Photo: Andrey)
 The active lava dome of Shiveluch volcano, Kamchatka, in Oct 2013 (Photo: Richard Roscoe)
The active lava dome of Shiveluch volcano, Kamchatka, in Oct 2013 (Photo: Richard Roscoe)
Ash venting from Shiveluch volcano's lava dome (Oct 2013), Kamchatka (Photo: Richard Roscoe)
Ash venting from Shiveluch volcano's lava dome (Oct 2013), Kamchatka (Photo: Richard Roscoe)
 Small avalanche from the active lava dome of Shiveluch volcano, Kamchatka (Photo: Andrey)
Small avalanche from the active lava dome of Shiveluch volcano, Kamchatka (Photo: Andrey)
 Explosive eruption at Shiveluch volcano, Kamchatka in Sep 2014 (Photo: Andrey)
Explosive eruption at Shiveluch volcano, Kamchatka in Sep 2014 (Photo: Andrey)



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