Overall Green Volcanic eruption for Sheveluch
in Russia

Event summary

GREEN alert: The Sheveluch Volcanic eruption is unlikely to require external humanitarian assistance based on the exposed population and coping capacity.

GDACS ID VO 1000135
Name: Sheveluch (300270)
Lat/Lon: 56.65 , 161.36
Event Date: 29 Jan 2026 UTC
Exposed Population 30km: About 100 people within 30km
Exposed Population 100km: About 10000 people within 100km
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI: 5
Population Exposure Index PEI: 2
Inserted at: 29 Jan 2026 06:34 UTC

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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

The Smithsonian/USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report provides information about global volcanism on a weekly basis. Latest Sheveluch report has been published on 22 Jan 2026 06:42.
The Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) reported continuing eruptive activity at Sheveluch?s ?300 years of RAS? dome on the SW flank of Old Sheveluch and at the Young Sheveluch dome during 13-21 January. A thermal anomaly was identified in satellite images on most days; weather clouds obscured views on 13, 15, and 20 January. The Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (FEB RAS) reported that steam-and-gas emissions were visible during 19-20 January. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale). Dates are based on UTC; specific events are in local time where noted. Sources: Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (IVS) of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (FEB RAS),Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT)
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Latest media headlines

Eruzione spettacolare del vulcano russo Shiveluch 1/30/2026 8:56:00 AM.

Roma, 28 gen. (askanews) – Una nube di cenere si è sollevata dal vulcano Shiveluch, nell’estremo oriente della penisola di Kamchatka, in Russia. Mercoledì, il vulcano ha eruttato cenere a diversi chilometri sopra il livello del mare, raggiu
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Kamchatka’s Shiveluch spews ash 4 km high 1/29/2026 3:18:00 AM.

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, January 29. /TASS/. The Shiveluch volcano on Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula has spewed ash to an altitude of 4 kilometers above sea level, the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) said. "Expl
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Russia''s Shiveluch volcano erupts, sending ash plume 7 km high 1/28/2026 1:52:00 PM.

MOSCOW. The Shiveluch volcano in the far east Russian region of Kamchatka became more active on Wednesday, spewing a column of ash more than 7 kilometers (4.34 miles) above sea level. The volcano continues to develop into a lava dome, and t
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Eruzione spettacolare del vulcano russo Shiveluch 1/28/2026 10:57:00 AM.

Roma, 28 gen. (askanews) - Una nube di cenere si è sollevata dal vulcano Shiveluch, nell''estremo oriente della penisola di Kamchatka, in Russia. Mercoledì, il vulcano ha eruttato cenere a diversi chilometri sopra il livello del mare, raggi
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (31), INGV (2), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1), JSR (1),