Volcano in Russia
Raikoke volcano: eruption status today
Updated
No eruption of Raikoke is being reported right now Last eruption: 1900–1963; last significant eruption 1778 (NOAA NCEI).
Live status of Raikoke: 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: 1778
- Elevation
- 551 m 1,808 ft
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Earthquakes within 50 km
- 2 past 30 days (USGS)
- Hot spots within 10 km
- 0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
- Nearest city
- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky 652 km NNE
Is Raikoke erupting right now?
There is no open NASA EONET event for Raikoke right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1900–1963, and the last eruption in its significant-eruption database was in 1778. 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 Raikoke
USGS located 2 earthquakes within 50 km of Raikoke in the past 30 days, 1 of them in the last week. The largest was M4.5 on Oct 19, 2026, 34 km ENE of the summit at 102 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 19, 21:43 UTC | M4.5 | 34 km ENE | 102 km | Kuril Islands |
| Oct 7, 01:39 UTC | M4.5 | 13 km NNE | 142 km | Kuril Islands |
About Raikoke
Raikoke is a stratovolcano in Kuril Is, Russia, rising to 551 m (1,808 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".
Stratovolcanoes are steep cones built from alternating lava and ash layers; their eruptions are often explosive, with ash columns that can reach cruising altitude.
The volcano is remote: the nearest city in our list is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 652 km away.
Flights and volcanic ash
No major hub airport is within 400 km (the closest is Narita, 1746 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 Sarychev Peak, 23 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.