Volcano in Russia
Mutnovsky volcano: eruption status today
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No eruption of Mutnovsky is being reported right now Last eruption: 1900–1963; last significant eruption 1991 (NOAA NCEI).
Live status of Mutnovsky: whether it is erupting now, satellite hot spots, earthquakes around it, and what an eruption would mean for nearby cities and flights.
- Status now
- No open report
- Last eruption
- 1900–1963 last significant: 1991
- Elevation
- 2,288 m 7,507 ft
- Type
- Complex volcano
- Earthquakes within 50 km
- 3 past 30 days (USGS)
- Hot spots within 10 km
- 0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
- Nearest city
- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky 74 km NNE
Is Mutnovsky erupting right now?
There is no open NASA EONET event for Mutnovsky right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1900–1963, and the last eruption in its significant-eruption database was in 1991. Volcano observatories can raise alert levels before an eruption starts, so check the national observatory for the current alert level.
No satellite thermal hot spot was detected within 10 km of the summit in the latest NASA FIRMS data, so there is no sign of lava at the surface large enough for VIIRS to see (clouds can hide it).
Earthquakes near Mutnovsky
USGS located 3 earthquakes within 50 km of Mutnovsky in the past 30 days, 0 of them in the last week. The largest was M4.7 on Oct 2, 2026, 3 km NNE of the summit at 89 km depth.
0 of them were shallower than 10 km. Swarms of shallow quakes can mean magma or gas is moving, but most swarms end without an eruption; observatories combine them with ground deformation and gas data.
| Time (UTC) | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 21:05 UTC | M4.3 | 37 km WNW | 95 km | 54 km SW of Paratunka, Russia |
| Oct 2, 20:38 UTC | M4.7 | 3 km NNE | 89 km | 52 km SSW of Vilyuchinsk, Russia |
| Oct 2, 20:37 UTC | M4.6 | 16 km NW | 75 km | 46 km SSW of Paratunka, Russia |
About Mutnovsky
Mutnovsky is a complex volcano in Kamchatka, Russia, rising to 2,288 m (7,507 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".
Complex volcanoes have several vents or overlapping cones, so activity can shift between craters.
The nearest large town is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, about 74 km NNE of the summit.
- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (74 km) earthquakes nearby
Flights and volcanic ash
No major hub airport is within 400 km (the closest is Narita, 2323 km away), but ash clouds from explosive eruptions can drift for thousands of kilometres along flight routes.
Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres (VAACs) issue the official ash advisories that airlines and air traffic control follow.
Other volcanoes in Russia
Russia has 45 volcanoes on this site that erupted since 1900 or are active now, 4 of them with an open NASA activity report today. The closest other one is Gorely, 16 km away.
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Data: NOAA NCEI Volcano Locations, NASA EONET (open volcano events), USGS earthquakes, NASA FIRMS (VIIRS hot spots), Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.