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Zavaritzki Caldera

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  • Last Known Eruption
  • 46.9178°N
  • 151.9518°E

  • 612 m
    2,008 ft

  • 290180
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Most Recent Bulletin Report: March 1989 (SEAN 14:03) Citation IconCite this Report

Gas emission near the 1957 dome; caldera lake

During a 14 January overflight, strong gas emission was observed near the 1957 dome, in the N part of the caldera. A lake occupied the caldera center.

Information Contacts: G. Steinberg, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

The Global Volcanism Program has no Weekly Reports available for Zavaritzki Caldera.

Bulletin Reports - Index

Reports are organized chronologically and indexed below by Month/Year (Publication Volume:Number), and include a one-line summary. Click on the index link or scroll down to read the reports.

12/1981 (SEAN 06:12) No fumarolic activity

03/1989 (SEAN 14:03) Gas emission near the 1957 dome; caldera lake




Information is preliminary and subject to change. All times are local (unless otherwise noted)


December 1981 (SEAN 06:12) Citation IconCite this Report

No fumarolic activity

No apparent fumarolic or solfataric activity was observed [during an aerial inspection of Kuril Island volcanoes on 20 September 1981].

Information Contacts: G. Steinberg, Sakhalin Complex Institute.


March 1989 (SEAN 14:03) Citation IconCite this Report

Gas emission near the 1957 dome; caldera lake

During a 14 January overflight, strong gas emission was observed near the 1957 dome, in the N part of the caldera. A lake occupied the caldera center.

Information Contacts: G. Steinberg, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

This compilation of synonyms and subsidiary features may not be comprehensive. Features are organized into four major categories: Cones, Craters, Domes, and Thermal Features. Synonyms of features appear indented below the primary name. In some cases additional feature type, elevation, or location details are provided.

Eruptive History

There is data available for 2 confirmed Holocene eruptive periods.

1957 Nov 12 - 1957 Dec 1 Confirmed Eruption VEI: 3

Episode 1 | Eruption N end of inner caldera
1957 Nov 12 - 1957 Dec 1 Evidence from Observations: Reported
 Explosive activity in November 1957 ended with the emplacement of a 250-m-diameter lava dome that rises ~40 m above the lake surface in the NW part of the inner caldera, just SW of the previous scoria cone. Most of the previous lake area, from the SE end of the dome extending 1 km to the NW caldera wall, was filled in.

List of 10 Events for Episode 1 at N end of inner caldera

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Explosion
   - - - -    - - - - Lava flow
   - - - -    - - - - Lava dome
   - - - -    - - - - Cinder Cone
   - - - -    - - - - Ash
   - - - -    - - - - Bombs
   - - - -    - - - - Scoria
   - - - -    - - - - Lahar or Mudflow
1957 Nov 12    - - - - VEI (Explosivity Index)
1957 Nov 28    - - - - VEI (Explosivity Index)

1923 ± 8 years Confirmed Eruption VEI: 1

Episode 1 | Eruption N end of inner caldera
1923 ± 8 years - Unknown Evidence from Observations: Reported
 A scoria cone about 250 m in diameter, aerially photographed and sketched by Gorshkov (1958 CAVW, and in Green and Short, 1971) that reportedly grew between 1916 and 1931, formed the end of a peninsula extending into the lake from the NE caldera wall. A small lava dome was also noted within the crater of the cone.

List of 3 Events for Episode 1 at N end of inner caldera

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Explosion
   - - - -    - - - - Cinder Cone
1923 ± 8 years    - - - - VEI (Explosivity Index)
Deformation History

There is no Deformation History data available for Zavaritzki Caldera.

Emission History

There is no Emissions History data available for Zavaritzki Caldera.

GVP Map Holdings

Maps are not currently available due to technical issues.

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Smithsonian Sample Collections Database

There are no samples for Zavaritzki Caldera in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences Rock and Ore collection.

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