Shiveluch

Coordinates: 56°39′12″N 161°21′42″E / 56.65333°N 161.36167°E / 56.65333; 161.36167
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Shiveluch
Shiveluch from space (July 2007)
Highest point
Elevation3,283 m (10,771 ft)[1]
Prominence3,168 m (10,394 ft)[2]
Ranked 73rd
Isolation80 km (50 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
ListingUltra
Coordinates56°39′12″N 161°21′42″E / 56.65333°N 161.36167°E / 56.65333; 161.36167[2]
Geography
Shiveluch is located in Far Eastern Federal District
Shiveluch
Shiveluch
Location in Russian Far East
LocationKamchatka, Russia
Parent rangeEastern Range
Geology
Age of rockLate Pleistocene[3]
Mountain typeStratovolcano (active)
Last eruption1999 to 2024 (ongoing, non-stop)[4]
Climbing
Easiest routebasic rock/snow climb

Shiveluch (Russian: Шивелуч, IPA: [ʂɨˈvʲeɫʊt͡ɕ]), also called Sheveluch, which originates from the name "suelich" which means "smoking mountain" in Itelmen[5] is the northernmost active volcano in Kamchatka Krai, Russia. It and Karymsky are Kamchatka's largest, most active and most continuously erupting volcanoes, as well as one of the most active on the planet. Shiveluch erupts around 0.015 km3 (0.0036 cu mi) of magma per year, which causes frequent and large hot avalanches and lava dome formations at the summit.[6] Volcanic ash emissions from this volcano often disrupt air traffic connecting the Asian and North American continents.

Geography[edit]

Shiveluch belongs to the Kliuchevskaya volcano group, located in central Kamchatka 84 kilometers (52 mi) northwest of Ust-Kamchatsk.[7] The nearest settlement from the volcano is Klyuchi, situated 50 km (31 mi) from the mountain.[8] The settlement is small enough to evacuate rapidly in case of a major eruption.[7]

Geologic setting[edit]

Shiveluch is a volcano within the Kuril–Kamchatka volcanic arc which hosts tens of other volcanoes. As the Pacific Plate crust subducts deeper under the Okhotsk Plate, the melting points of minerals underground are reduced by other materials including water which results in the materials melting and forming into magma which rises onto the surface and forms the volcanoes.

Structure[edit]

There are three elements of the volcano: the stratovolcano Old Shiveluch (Старый Шивелуч); an ancient caldera; and the active Young Shiveluch (Молодой Шивелуч), with an elevation of about 2,800 meters (9,200 ft).[9] Shiveluch is one of Kamchatka's largest and most active volcanic structures.[1] It is a stratovolcano composed of alternating layers of solidified ash, hardened lava and volcanic rocks.[10]

Geologic history[edit]

Shiveluch began forming about 60,000 to 70,000 years ago during the Late Pleistocene, and it has had at least 60 large eruptions during the Holocene.[1] During this era, the most intense period of volcanism — including frequent large and moderate eruptions — occurred around 6500–6400 BC, 2250–2000 BC, and AD 50–650. This coincides with the peak of activity in other Kamchatka volcanoes. The current active period started around 900 BC. Since then, the large and moderate eruptions have been following each other at 50-to-400-year-long intervals.[11] Chemically a full spectrum of subduction-zone lava types occur: basalt, mafic andesite, two-pyroxene andesite, hornblende-hypersthene andesite, hornblende andesite, hornblende dacite, rhyolite.[12]

Modern activity[edit]

Catastrophic eruptions took place in 1854 and 1964, when a large part of the lava dome collapsed and created a devastating debris avalanche.[7]

The most recent period of volcanic activity began with the eruption of Young Shiveluch on 15 August 1999, and continues as of 2024.[1] On 27 February 2015, Shiveluch erupted shooting ash into the atmosphere about 9,100 meters (30,000 ft) crossing the Bering Sea and into Alaska.[13]

April 2023 eruption[edit]

Since mid-2022, volcanologists were expecting an imminent large eruption of Shiveluch due to the unstable state of its lava dome.[14] A strong eruption occurred on 11 April 2023 at 00.54 local time.[15][16] A progressive increase in activity was observed since 28 March in the form of continued extrusion, fumarole activity, and ash emissions.[17] During the initial paroxysmal explosive phase on 11 April, the volcano ejected a cloud of volcanic gas and ash that reached a height of 20 km (12 mi) and spread over an area of 108,000 km2 (42,000 sq mi).[18][17] Pyroclastic flows from the eruption traveled up to 19 km (12 mi) away from the volcano.[17] The next day, other summit explosions followed, the eruption column of one of which reached an altitude of 10 km (6.2 mi). The initial phase resulted in the region's largest ashfall in 60 years. The Federal Air Transport Agency assigned the eruption a “red” (maximum) hazard code.[19] Because the height of the eruption columns reached the stratosphere, 200,000 tons of sulfur dioxide were released into the upper atmosphere.[17] According to authorities, this eruption, with the exception of heavy ashfall, did not lead to any damage to local settlements and transport infrastructure.

Analysis of radar images from satellites on 15 April showed that the main eruption occurred as a result of the collapse of the lava dome of the volcano to the south, with the formation of a 2 × 2.6 km (1.2 × 1.6 mi) collapse scar in its place. Initially, the collapse process was triggered by a breach of the dome at its base and by the subsequent lateral explosion to the southeast. Thus, the eruption classifies as Peléan.[20] Since 12 April, the activity of the volcano decreased, but the eruption continued in the form of ash ejections of lower intensity and height, and strong fumarole activity continued. Infra-red satellite images on 16 April showed that the volcano is forming a new lava dome inside its new crater.[21]

Gallery[edit]

  • Activity on 6 November 2012
    Activity on 6 November 2012
  • The heat signature of a pyroclastic flow on Shiveluch in January 2011
    The heat signature of a pyroclastic flow on Shiveluch in January 2011
  • This false-colour satellite image shows the remnants of a large pyroclastic flow on the slopes of Shiveluch.
    This false-colour satellite image shows the remnants of a large pyroclastic flow on the slopes of Shiveluch.
  • Activity on 7 September 2010
    Activity on 7 September 2010
  • Activity on 13 February 2010
    Activity on 13 February 2010
  • Activity on 3 October 2009
    Activity on 3 October 2009
  • Shiveluch releases a small plume of vapour, 2009
    Shiveluch releases a small plume of vapour, 2009
  • Activity on 9 May 2004
    Activity on 9 May 2004
  • Activity (red dot) on 17 September 2002
    Activity (red dot) on 17 September 2002

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Sheveluch". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Russia: Kamchatka and the Russian Pacific Islands". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Shiveluch".
  4. ^ "Shiveluch volcano". 19 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Volcano Sheveluch". Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  6. ^ Ponomareva V.; Kyle P.; Pevzner M.; Sulerzhitsky L.; Hartman M. (2007). "Holocene Eruptive History of Shiveluch Volcano, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia". Geophysical Monograph Series. 172: 263–282. Bibcode:2007GMS...172..263P. doi:10.1029/172GM19. ISBN 978-0-87590-436-8.
  7. ^ a b c "Kamchatka volcano Shiveluch emitted a 7-km column of ash". Vesti.ru. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  8. ^ "Klyuchi: Russia". Geographic.org. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  9. ^ Holocene Volcanoes in Kamchatka / Shiveluch
  10. ^ "Shiveluch Volcano". NASA. 29 March 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  11. ^ "Holocene Eruptive History of Shiveluch Volcano, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia". Geophysical monograph. 2007. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  12. ^ http://geoportal.kscnet.ru/volcanoes/volc.php?name=Sheveluch
  13. ^ "Alaska flights canceled over ash from Russian volcano". Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  14. ^ "Вулкан Шивелуч на Камчатке подготовился к мощному извержению". iz.ru (in Russian). 20 October 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  15. ^ "Eruption in Russia's Kamchatka threatens aviation -response team". Reuters. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  16. ^ "Shiveluch volcano: Video shows Russian village under 8.5cm of ash". BBC News. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  17. ^ a b c d Smithsonian / Sally Kuhn Sennert (5 April 2019). "Report on Sheveluch (Russia) — 5 April-11 April 2023 / US Geological Survey Weekly Volcanic Activity Report, 5 April-11 April 2023". volcano.si.edu. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  18. ^ "На Камчатке произошло извержение вулкана Шивелуч" (in Russian). Ведомости. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  19. ^ "Росавиация предписала перевозчикам корректировать маршруты из-за извержения вулкана на Камчатке" (in Russian). Коммерсантъ. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  20. ^ www.volcanodiscovery.com (15 April 2023). "Shiveluch volcano (Kamchatka): dramatic morphological changes to dome area". www.volcanodiscovery.com. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  21. ^ von Marc Szeglat // Vulkane Net Newsblog (16 April 2023). "Vulkan-News 16.04.23: Shiveluch" (in German). www.volcanodiscovery.com. Retrieved 17 April 2023.

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