Tolbachik, Russia

Shield volcano · 3,611 m (11,847 ft) · Kamchatka

Tolbachik is a shield volcano in Russia, 3,611 m (11,847 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1964 or later. NOAA records 1 significant eruption here.

Tolbachik on the map

Tolbachik 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: Shield volcano
Elevation: 3,611 m (11,847 ft)
Country: Russia
Region: Kamchatka
Summit: 55.832° N, 160.326° E
Last known eruption: 1964 or later
Holocene activity known from: Historical
Smithsonian volcano number: 300240

Significant eruptions

1 on record, newest first.

December 12, 2012VEI 3

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.