February 2, 1990 Eruption of Sheveluch

Name: February 2, 1990 Eruption of Sheveluch
Start: 1990-02-02
Location: Sheveluch, Russia

February 2, 1990 · VEI 3

Sheveluch in Russia erupted on February 2, 1990 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3.

Where it erupted

Sheveluch, Russia, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: February 2, 1990
Volcano: Sheveluch, stratovolcano
Country: Russia
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 3, moderate to large (eruption column 3 to 15 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.

Lava Volume: 1.4x108 m3. Tephra Volume: >9x106 m3. Eruptive Characteristics:, Central vent eruption, Explosive eruption,

Pyroclastic flow(s), Phreatic explosion(s), Lava dome extrusion, Spine extrusion, Damage (land, property, etc.),

Mudflow(s) (lahars). (reference #2432)

Other significant eruptions of Sheveluch

Every eruption in 1990 The 1900s 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 3067.