June 27, 1854 Eruption of Alaid

Name: June 27, 1854 Eruption of Alaid
Start: 1854-06-27
Location: Alaid, Russia

June 27, 1854 · VEI 3

Alaid in Russia erupted on June 27, 1854 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It caused a tsunami.

Where it erupted

Alaid, Russia, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: June 27, 1854
Volcano: Alaid, stratovolcano
Country: Russia
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 3, moderate to large (eruption column 3 to 15 km)
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Location: 50.861° N, 155.565° E

The toll

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

Other significant eruptions of Alaid

April 27, 1981VEI 2

Every eruption in 1854 The 1800s Alaid Earthquakes near Alaid 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 2840.