GVP volcano 290240 · no holder yet
Sarychev Peak
Sarychev Peak is a 1,496 m stratovolcano in Russia, erupting as recently as 2021.
- Type
- Stratovolcano (composite landform)
- Summit
- 1,496 m above sea level
- Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Setting
- Subduction zone, intermediate, 15–25 km
- Last eruption
- 2021
- Largest known
- VEI 4, cataclysmic, 2009
- Eruptions
- 20 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 48.09°N 153.20°E · Russia
- Region
- Kuril Volcanic Arc, Northwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 290240
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).