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Kurile Lake Volcano - John Seach
Kamchatka, Russia
51.45 N, 157.12 E
summit elevation 81 m
Caldera
Kurile Lake Volcano is located in southern Kamchatka.
An eruption of Kurile Lake caldera in 6640 BC produced between 140-170 cubic km of tephra or 70-80 cubic km of magma. That makes it the largest Holocene eruption in the Kurile-Kamchatka volcanic arc, and ranks it with the largest Holocene explosive eruptions on the Earth such as Tambora, Kikai, Baitoushan, and Crater Lake.
Post-caldera activity included the eruption of Iliinsky and Dikii Greben’ volcanoes.
Kurile Lake Volcano Eruptions
6640 BC