February 18, 1854 Eruption of Sheveluch

Name: February 18, 1854 Eruption of Sheveluch
Start: 1854-02-18
Location: Sheveluch, Russia

February 18, 1854 · VEI 5

Sheveluch in Russia erupted on February 18, 1854 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 5.

Where it erupted

Sheveluch, Russia, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: February 18, 1854
Volcano: Sheveluch, stratovolcano
Country: Russia
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 5, very large (eruption column over 25 km)
Location: 56.653° N, 161.360° E

The toll

Damage: Limited (under about $1 million)

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

Tephra Volume: 2±1.0x109m3. Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption, Explosive eruption,

Pyroclastic flow(s), Lava dome extrusion, Damage (land, property, etc.), Mudflow(s) (lahars). (reference #2432)

Other significant eruptions of Sheveluch

Every eruption in 1854 The 1800s Sheveluch Earthquakes near Sheveluch 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 3060.