Moekeshiwan [Lvinaya Past], Russia
Moekeshiwan [Lvinaya Past] is a stratovolcano in Russia, 528 m (1,732 ft) high. Its last known eruption: bC (Holocene). NOAA records no significant eruption here.
Moekeshiwan [Lvinaya Past] on the map
Moekeshiwan [Lvinaya Past] and the volcanoes within 300 km, colored by when each last erupted.
- Since 1964
- 1900 to 1963
- 1800s
- AD 1 to 1799
- Before AD 1, or undated
The volcano
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 528 m (1,732 ft)
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Kuril Is
- Summit
- 44.608° N, 146.994° E
- Last known eruption
- BC (Holocene)
- Holocene activity known from
- Radiocarbon
- Smithsonian volcano number
- 290041
From Wikipedia
Lvinaya Past (Russian: Львиная Пасть, literally "Lion's Maw", after a rock that emerges from the sea and resembles a sleeping lion), also known as Moekeshiwan (Japanese: 萌消湾), is a volcano in the southern part of Iturup in the Kuril Islands, administered by Russia and claimed by Japan. The volcano is characterized by a large caldera that is flooded by the Sea of Okhotsk. A large eruption occurred early during the Holocene which reached a volcanic explosivity index of 7.
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Significant eruptions
NOAA records eruptions that killed, did damage, were very large, or set off a tsunami or earthquake.
None on record.
Around it
The volcanoes within 300 km.
Earthquakes near Moekeshiwan [Lvinaya Past]Ash advisories and webcams on the live map
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 2026-10-01. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.