Ushishur, Russia

Caldera · 357 m (1,171 ft) · Kuril Is

Ushishur is a caldera in Russia, 357 m (1,171 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1800 to 1899. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Ushishur on the map

Ushishur 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: Caldera
Elevation: 357 m (1,171 ft)
Country: Russia
Region: Kuril Is
Summit: 47.513° N, 152.814° E
Last known eruption: 1800 to 1899
Holocene activity known from: Historical
Smithsonian volcano number: 290210

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.

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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.