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Avachinsky Volcano - John Seach
(Also called Avacha or Avachinskaya Sopka)
Kamchatka, Russia
53.255 N, 158.830 E
summit elevation 2741 m
Stratovolcano
Avachinsky volcano is located 25 km NE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka's largest city.
Hazards at the volcano include ash plumes, ash falls, lava and pyroclastic flows, hot avalanches and lahars. Eruptions of Avachinsky Volcano pose an aviation hazard, due to its proximity to flight paths, and ash emissions which can reach 10-15 km above sea level and extend for hundreds of kilometers.
The 1991 eruption of Avachinsky Volcano was small with lava extrusion into the summit crater. Many pyroclastic deposits fill the surrounding valleys. A single eruption of ash occurred in 2001.
Avachinsky Volcano Eruptions
2001, 1991, 1945, 1938, 1938, 1927?, 1926, 1910?, 1909, 1901, 1894-95, 1881, 1878, 1855, 1837?, 1828, 1827, 1789?, 1779, 1772, 1737.