Ichinsky Volcano
GVP Number  300280
IAVCEI Number  1000-28-
Location  55°40'39" N, 157°43'6" E
Last Eruption 1740
Elevation 3621 m
Location
30 km to the west from the axial line of the Sredinny Ridge, 120 km northwest from Milkova settlement, 130 km east from Ichinsky settlement, 300 km northwest from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
Form and structure
It is one of the largest volcanic structures of Central Kamchatka – complex volcanic massif.
Composition
From basalts till rhyolites
Age
Middle Pleistocene
Links
Aviation color code
GREEN
Last VONA/KVERT Releases
No VONA/KVERT Releases
Hazard synopsis
There are possibly explosive and explosive-effusive eruptions of the volcano a like as volcanoes if Iceland. It will be restricted to the caldera glacier with possible formation of meltwater within the caldera, which may trigger catastrophic floods down the valley of the Bystraya, Ketachan, Rassoshina, Anava, Belogolovaya River. The volcano could constitute a potential hazard to international and low-flying aircraft.
Monitoring status
satellite
Eruptions
1740  

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