January 2, 1996 Eruption of Karymsky

Name: January 2, 1996 Eruption of Karymsky
Start: 1996-01-02
Location: Karymsky, Russia

January 2, 1996 · VEI 2

Karymsky in Russia erupted on January 2, 1996 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It caused a tsunami.

Where it erupted

Karymsky, Russia, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: January 2, 1996
Volcano: Karymsky, stratovolcano
Country: Russia
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Location: 54.049° N, 159.443° E

The toll

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

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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 2921.