Chachadake (Tiatia), 1973

Chachadake, also known as Tiatia, stands on the southeast side of the northern part of Kunashir Island in the southern Kurils, and its first recorded eruption was in 1812. The July 1973 episode was a powerful explosive eruption accompanied by lava flows issuing from vents on the central cone, and it is the volcano's best-documented and largest recorded activity. Smaller confirmed eruptions followed in 1978 and 1981.

Eruption start

1973-07-14

Eruption end

1973-07-28

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI)

4

Volcano

Chachadake [Tiatia]

GVP volcano page

volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=290030

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: kuril islands, explosive, lava flows

Coordinates: 44.3536, 146.2531

Part of Volcanic eruptions of VEI 4 from 1960 to 1989

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