August 9, 1827 Eruption of Avachinsky

Name: August 9, 1827 Eruption of Avachinsky
Start: 1827-08-09
Location: Avachinsky, Russia

August 9, 1827 · VEI 2

Avachinsky in Russia erupted on August 9, 1827 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2.

Where it erupted

Avachinsky, Russia, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: August 9, 1827
Volcano: Avachinsky, stratovolcano
Country: Russia
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
Location: 53.256° N, 158.836° E

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this eruption.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

See notes for June 17, 1827.

Other significant eruptions of Avachinsky

June 27, 1827VEI 2 · tsunami

Every eruption in 1827 The 1800s Avachinsky Earthquakes near Avachinsky This day in weather history

Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s. NCEI event 4515.