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Sheveluch

Sheveluch is a 3,283 m stratovolcano in Russia, erupting as recently as 2026.

Ongoing in the Smithsonian's record since August 1999, as of March 2026.

Type

Stratovolcano (composite landform)

Summit

3,283 m above sea level

Rock

Andesite / Basaltic Andesite

Setting

Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km

Last eruption

2026

Largest known

VEI 5, paroxysmal, 1854

Eruptions

102 confirmed in the record

Where

56.65°N 161.36°E · Russia

Region

Eastern Kamchatka Volcanic Arc, Northwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions

Record

Global Volcanism Program, volcano 300270

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