Raikoke, Russia

Stratovolcano · 551 m (1,808 ft) · Kuril Is

Raikoke is a stratovolcano in Russia, 551 m (1,808 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1900 to 1963. NOAA records 1 significant eruption here, which killed 15 people where the toll is counted.

Raikoke on the map

Raikoke 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

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The volcano

Type: Stratovolcano
Elevation: 551 m (1,808 ft)
Country: Russia
Region: Kuril Is
Summit: 48.292° N, 153.250° E
Last known eruption: 1900 to 1963
Holocene activity known from: Historical
Smithsonian volcano number: 290250

Significant eruptions

1 on record, newest first.

1778VEI 4 · 15 deaths

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

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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.