Unknown Eruption of Shiveluch Volcano (Kamchatka, Russia) Around AD 1756 Identified by Dendrochronology

Abstract

Shiveluch (N 56°38’, E 161°19’) is one of the most active volcanoes in Kamchatka. The eruptions of this volcano result in environmental damage caused by debris avalanches, hot pyroclastic flows, tephra falls and lahars. The last major eruption of Shiveluch occurred in 2005; it was accompanied by a pumice fall and a large pyroclastic flow.