GVP volcano 290070 · no holder yet
Etorofu-Yakeyama [Grozny Group]
Etorofu-Yakeyama [Grozny Group] is a 1,147 m volcanic complex in the Kuril Islands, administered by Russia and claimed by Japan, erupting as recently as 2013.
- Type
- Complex (composite landform)
- Summit
- 1,147 m above sea level
- Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Setting
- Subduction zone, intermediate, 15–25 km
- Last eruption
- 2013
- Largest known
- VEI 2, explosive, 2013
- Eruptions
- 7 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 45.01°N 147.87°E · Japan - administered by Russia
- Region
- Kuril Volcanic Arc, Northwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 290070
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).