1996 Karymskoye caldera lake eruption

A sublacustrine, Surtseyan-type eruption in the caldera lake on 2 and 3 January 1996 included a series of underwater explosions. The lake is a nearly circular body of water about 4 km across and up to 60 m deep, and the explosions drove water up its shores.

Date and time (UTC)
1996-01-02T15:40
Highest recorded water height (m)
30
Cause, as the catalogue records it
volcano
NCEI event page
www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/tsunami/event-more-info/2392

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: volcano, caldera lake, kamchatka, russia

Coordinates: 54.05, 159.43

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