Tao-Rusyr volcano
Updated: Aug 12, 2022 05:48 GMT - Refresh
caldera, stratovolcano 1325 m / 4,347 ft
Northern Kuriles (Kuril Islands), 49.35°N / 154.7°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Northern Kuriles (Kuril Islands), 49.35°N / 154.7°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Krenitzyn volcano in the Tao-Rusyr caldera in July 2019
Tao-Rusyr volcano is an impressive basaltic-to-andesitic stratovolcano located on the southern end of Onekotan Island in the northern Kuriles. It contains a 7.5 km wide caldera and a large symmetrical new central cone, Krenitzyn Peak which is the vent of young activity. A lava dome was formed in eruptions in 1952.
The caldera contains the beautiful, deep blue 7-km-wide Kal'tsevoe lake and is famous for its spectacular scenery.
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Tao-Rusyr volcano eruptions: 1952
Lastest nearby earthquakes: No recent earthquakes
Background
The caldera had been formed about 7500 years ago during a massive eruption, one of the largest known from the Kurile Islands. Volcanic activitiy after the caldera formation has built a large new summit cone, the andesitic Krenitzyn Peak, which rises high above the caldera rims.Krenitzyn has grown about 1000 meters in 7500 years and now forms a 4 km wide island and fills the NW part of the caldera.
The summit contains a 350-m-wide and 100-m-deep crater, and there is a large lateral crater on the upper NE side.
(Source: Smithsonian / GVP Tao-Rusyr volcano information)
Tao-Rusyr Photos
May 2008 flank eruption on the SE side of Etna, lights of Giarre and Taormina in background (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Ruins of the Ancient Greek theatre in Taormina (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Teatro greco in Taormina, Sicily, Italy (Photo: Janka)
The ancient Greek theater of Taormina (Photo: Markus Heuer)
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