Active smoking volcanic cone and wild caldera in Kamchatka, Russia
Photo:Elena Taranenko

Kamchatka & Kuril-Kamchatka Trench

Site of the Mw 9.0 megathrust in 1952 and one of the world's highest concentrations of active stratovolcanoes. Pacific plate subducts at ~8 cm/yr, generating frequent M7+ to M8+ earthquakes.

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Living within seismically active radius (~300 km)

Building VulnerabilityModerate

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Mixed construction stock with regional engineering standards

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Subduction Zone

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Major plate boundary with high strain accumulation

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Regional Volcanism & Monitored Vents

Active vents and Holocene volcanic structures within the monitored boundary (Kamchatka & Kuril-Kamchatka Trench) · 90

2026
Sheveluch
Stratovolcano
Details
3.3 km
2026
Krasheninnikov
Caldera
1.8 km
2025
Karymsky
Stratovolcano
1.5 km
2025
Bezymianny
Stratovolcano
2.9 km
2025
Klyuchevskoy
Stratovolcano
4.8 km
2024
Ebeko
Stratovolcano
1.1 km
2023
Chikurachki
Stratovolcano
1.8 km
2022
Chirinkotan
Stratovolcano
0.7 km
2022
Alaid
Stratovolcano
2.3 km
2021
Sarychev Peak
Stratovolcano
1.5 km
2019
Raikoke
Stratovolcano
0.6 km
2017
Kambalny
Stratovolcano
2.1 km
2016
Chirpoi
Caldera
0.7 km
2016
Zhupanovsky
Compound volcano
2.9 km
2013
Kizimen
Stratovolcano
2.3 km
2013
Tolbachik
Shield volcano
3.6 km
2010
Ekarma
Stratovolcano
1.2 km
2010
Gorely
Caldera
1.8 km
2009
Koryaksky
Stratovolcano
3.4 km
2001
Avachinsky
Stratovolcano
2.7 km
2000
Mutnovsky
Complex volcano
2.3 km
1996
Akademia Nauk
Stratovolcano
1.2 km
1973
Kolokol Group
Stratovolcano
1.3 km
1960
Ketoi
Stratovolcano
1.2 km
1957
Zavaritzki Caldera
Caldera
0.6 km
1957
Rasshua
Stratovolcano
1.0 km
1952
Tao-Rusyr Caldera
Stratovolcano
1.3 km
1952
Maly Semyachik
Caldera
1.5 km
1938
Nemo Peak
Caldera
1.0 km
1933
Kharimkotan
Stratovolcano
1.1 km
1923
Zheltovsky
Stratovolcano
1.9 km
1914
Milna
Stratovolcano
1.5 km
1907
Ksudach
Stratovolcano
1.0 km
1901
Iliinsky
Stratovolcano
1.6 km
1890
Ushkovsky
Compound volcano
3.9 km
1884
Ushishur
Caldera
0.4 km
1878
Sinarka
Stratovolcano
0.9 km
1854
Fuss Peak
Stratovolcano
1.7 km
1825
Prevo Peak
Stratovolcano
1.4 km
1776
Opala
Caldera
2.4 km
1740
Ichinsky
Stratovolcano
3.6 km
1690
Koshelev
Stratovolcano
1.8 km
1600
Alney-Chashakondzha
Stratovolcano
2.6 km
1550
Kikhpinych
Stratovolcano
1.5 km
1500
Khangar
Stratovolcano
2.0 km
1350
Kostakan
Pyroclastic cone
1.1 km
1250
Gorny Institute
Stratovolcano
2.1 km
950
Komarov
Stratovolcano
2.1 km
850
Kinenin
Maar
0.6 km
390
Veer
Pyroclastic cone
0.5 km
350
Diky Greben
Lava dome
1.0 km
300
Tolmachev Dol
Pyroclastic cone
1.0 km
200
Uzon
Caldera
1.6 km
188 BCE
Gamchen
Complex volcano
2.5 km
300 BCE
Khodutka
Stratovolcano
2.0 km
550 BCE
Bakening
Stratovolcano
2.3 km
550 BCE
Taunshits
Stratovolcano
2.3 km
550 BCE
Vysoky
Stratovolcano
2.1 km
550 BCE
Titila
Shield volcano
1.5 km
800 BCE
Zavaritsky
Pyroclastic cone
1.5 km
800 BCE
Terpuk
Shield volcano
0.8 km
1060 BCE
Bliznetsy
Lava cone
0.3 km
1550 BCE
Severny
Shield volcano
1.9 km
2050 BCE
Ostry
Stratovolcano
2.6 km
2240 BCE
Shisheika
Lava dome
0.4 km
3350 BCE
Kronotsky
Stratovolcano
3.5 km
3450 BCE
Spokoiny
Stratovolcano
2.2 km
3550 BCE
Barkhatnaya Sopka
Volcanic field
0.9 km
3550 BCE
Nylgimelkin
Shield volcano
1.8 km
4050 BCE
Yavinsky
Stratovolcano
0.6 km
4450 BCE
Bolshoi Semiachik
Stratovolcano
1.7 km
4550 BCE
Cherpuk Group
Pyroclastic cone
1.9 km
5310 BCE
Bolshoi-Kekuknaysky
Shield volcano
1.4 km
6440 BCE
Kurile Lake
Caldera
0.1 km
7050 BCE
Sedanka Lava Field
Volcanic field
1.4 km
7550 BCE
Elovsky
Shield volcano
1.4 km
8050 BCE
Vilyuchinsky
Stratovolcano
2.2 km
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Kuril Arc at 46.3°N
Volcano
0.1 km
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Uratman
Stratovolcano
0.7 km
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Srednii
Stratovolcano
0.0 km
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Shirinki
Stratovolcano
0.7 km
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Karpinsky Group
Complex volcano
1.3 km
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Vernadsky Ridge
Pyroclastic cone
1.2 km
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Olkoviy-Ozernoy Volcanic Field
Volcanic field
0.7 km
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Asacha
Complex volcano
1.9 km
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Visokiy
Stratovolcano
1.2 km
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Dzenzursky
Compound volcano
2.3 km
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Udina
Stratovolcano
2.9 km
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Zimina
Stratovolcano
3.1 km
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Kamen
Stratovolcano
4.6 km
Catalogue: Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program.Volcanoes of the World