Overall Green Volcanic eruption alert for Sheveluch in Russia on 12 Apr 2023 07:41 UTC

Event summary

Volcanic eruption Sheveluch is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Name:	Sheveluch
Lat/Lon:	56.653 , 161.36
Event Date:	12 Apr 2023 07:41 UTC
Exposed Population 30km:	About 300 people within 30km
Exposed Population 100km:	About 5000 people within 100km
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI:	5
Population exposure index:	2
Inserted at:	12 Apr 2023 05:41 UTC

GDACS Score

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Historical Timeline

Volcano Timeline

ID	GDACS alert color	Date	Eruption Details	Source
1		12 Apr 2023 07:41		ANCHORAGE

Exposed population

The eruption happened in Russian Federation , Region of Kamchatskaya oblast'. The nearest places are Yelovskiy, Yelovka, Kharchino, Kamaki, Klyuchi, Nizhnekamchatsk, Obukhovo, Lower Kamchatka, and Berëzovyy Yar.

Radius	Population
100 km	4700 people
75 km	3900 people
50 km	1400 people
30 km	<1000 people
20 km	<1000 people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

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Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kamchatskaya oblast'	Russian Federation	-

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Yelovskiy	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	33 km
Yelovka	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	35 km
Kharchino	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	40 km
Kamaki	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	42 km
Klyuchi	Kamchatskaya	Russia	City	6500 people	49 km
Nizhnekamchatsk	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	61 km
Obukhovo	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	61 km
Lower Kamchatka	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	62 km
Berëzovyy Yar	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	66 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	Elevation (m)	Distance
Yelovka	244	23 km
Klyuchi Southeast	32	49 km
Klyuchi	66	51 km
Yelovka North	152	58 km
	91	79 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Bukhta Kryugera		Russia	79 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

Tsunami impact

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Tsunami affected locations

Initial conditions

More information

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