A. V. Kiryukhin, O. V. Bergal-Kuvikas, M. V. Lemzikov
{"title":"Magmatic System of Shiveluch Volcano from Seismic Data with Geomechanical Interpretation","authors":"A. V. Kiryukhin, O. V. Bergal-Kuvikas, M. V. Lemzikov","doi":"10.1134/S0742046326700077","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0742046326700077","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Magmatic activity beneath Shiveluch volcano in 2000–2023 was manifested in the injection of dykes and sills (detected by the Frac-Digger method) with increased concentration in the depth ranges from –1 to +1 km, and from –3 to –2.5 km and NNE striking of dykes toward to Klyuchevskoy volcano. Further seismic lineament analysis reveals a zone of NNE striking trans-volcanic dykes that include more than a half of the total 198K micro-earthquakes recorded in North Group of Volcanoes (NGV), extended under volcanoes into 120 km length (dip angle 79 degrees and dip azimuth of 299°). A regional deep seismogenic fault beneath (dip angle 81 degrees and dip azimuth of 296°) at open mode NF geomechanical conditions, and enormous cold spring discharge (12.3 m<sup>3</sup>/s) are also hosted in this zone, thus, along with other geological and petrological evidences, it may be defined as NGV rift zone. In many cases (Oct. 28, 2010, Dec. 03, 2013, Dec. 30, 2018, Apr. 10, 2023) paroxysmal eruptions of Shiveluch volcano were preceded by seismic activity in the deep magma chamber of Klyuchevskoy volcano, that’s supposed to be source of trans-volcanic dykes originating from Klyuchevskoy to Shiveluch along NGV rift zone.</p>","PeriodicalId":56112,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Volcanology and Seismology","volume":"20 2","pages":"136 - 163"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147738696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Geothermal Resources and Thermal Capacity of Igneous Intrusions of the Mutnovsky Volcano: Modeling and Prospects for Expansion of the Mutnovsky Geothermal Power Stations","authors":"P. S. Sakharov, M. O. Sakharova, K. A. Novoselov","doi":"10.1134/S0742046326700016","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0742046326700016","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The development of a concept for increasing the power capacity of the existing Mutnovsky geothermal power stations will ensure reliable energy supply to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and create conditions for the development of tourism and the region’s economy. The implementation of the project will provide energy to the city using its own geothermal potential of Kamchatka krai, help preserve its unique nature without resorting to fossil fuels that have a negative impact on the environment, and create favorable conditions for further economic growth and social stability. To cover all needs, as well as the development of tourist infrastructure, it is necessary to increase the established power capacity to 300 MW. In order to achieve these values, it is first necessary to analyze the distribution of the gethermal energy of igneous intrusions, which will make it possible to assess the undiscovered potential of the Mutnovsky geothermal field.</p>","PeriodicalId":56112,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Volcanology and Seismology","volume":"20 2","pages":"219 - 223"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147738854","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. O. Feofilaktov, S. N. Rychagov, I. A. Nuzhdaev, Yu. Yu. Bukatov, I. F. Abkadyrov
{"title":"The Layered-Blocky Structure of the Pauzhetka Geothermal Field, Southern Kamchatka","authors":"S. O. Feofilaktov, S. N. Rychagov, I. A. Nuzhdaev, Yu. Yu. Bukatov, I. F. Abkadyrov","doi":"10.1134/S0742046326700119","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0742046326700119","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Based on integrated geological and structural–geophysical studies, we show that the discharge of thermal waters at the Pauzhetka geothermal field is confined to circular tectono-magmatic blocks. We have resolved the essential issue concerning the source of thermal supply to the Pauzhetka geothermal system: a horizon of higher conductivity has been identified at depths between 3.5 and 8 km between the crystalline and the terrigenous basement for the heat flow which is ascending from beneath the Kambalny volcanic range. These results allow us to pass to the consideration of the next problem, namely, a study of the geological structure between the source of thermal supply and the region of discharge for vapor-rich hydrothermal fluids.</p>","PeriodicalId":56112,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Volcanology and Seismology","volume":"20 2","pages":"81 - 99"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147738582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Indicator Signs of Hydrothermal Processes in the Rocks of Oil and Gas Complexes","authors":"M. A. Tugarova, V. S. Stepanova, A. E. Gavrilov","doi":"10.1134/S0742046326700028","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0742046326700028","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Hydrothermal superimposed processes in sedimentary complexes are a well-known process. They manifest themselves in changes of rock composition (both mineral and organic) and their structural characteristics. From the point of view of the rock properties as elements of oil and gas-bearing complexes, this means a possible change in oil and gas generating and reservoir properties, as well as a change in the phase composition of hydrocarbons. In oil and gas geology hydrothermal processes began to be taken into account relatively recently, when their role in the formation of the properties of reservoirs and oil and gas source rocks became obvious. Secondary superimposed carbonatization is considered as the most widespread process and its hydrothermal nature is substantiated.</p>","PeriodicalId":56112,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Volcanology and Seismology","volume":"20 2","pages":"211 - 218"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147738852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. V. Kiryukhin, N. B. Zhuravlev, S. V. Alekseenko, S. L. Elistratov, D. N. Burnaykin
{"title":"Formation Conditions and Geothermal Resources of the Paratunka Geothermal Fields","authors":"A. V. Kiryukhin, N. B. Zhuravlev, S. V. Alekseenko, S. L. Elistratov, D. N. Burnaykin","doi":"10.1134/S0742046326700041","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0742046326700041","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Paratunka and Verkhny Paratunsky deposits (Kamchatka, Russia) are examples of worldwide widespread low-temperature nitrogen (LT N<sub>2</sub>) geothermal systems. The Paratunka geothermal fields are located 15 km apart, composed of the Eocene–Quaternary volcanic rocks, and characterized by shallow permeable reservoirs with deep conductive roots inherited from extinct volcanoes with circulating SO<sub>4</sub>–Na nitrogen thermal waters of 60‒90°C. The Paratunka reservoir has a 60-year history of intense exploitation (150‒250 kg/s), whereas the Verkhny Paratunsky reservoir is just being commissioned. A 3D numerical thermohydrodynamic model is developed for the Verkhny Paratunsky and Paratunka LT N<sub>2</sub> geothermal system (Kiryukhin et al., 2025), which suggests that the top of the pre-Cretaceous basement is permeable, whereas the roots of extinct volcanoes are the channels for thermal fluid upflows and thermal spring discharge. This numerical model also includes a water recharge area from adjacent highlands. The feasibility of exploiting a potential deep reservoir confined to the structural surface of the pre-Cretaceous basement top (an area of 270 km<sup>2</sup>) for heat supply and using the binary technologies for electric power generation is confirmed. According to numerical modeling results, the possible initial power generation is estimated at 32.3 MWe.</p>","PeriodicalId":56112,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Volcanology and Seismology","volume":"20 2","pages":"190 - 203"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147738853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. A. Anarbaev, A. M. Korzhenkov, A. N. Sandibaev, M. M. Saidov, L. A. Korzhenkova, A. A. Sentsov
{"title":"Earthquake-Induced Deformations in the Zoroastrian Temple of Kurgantepa, Samarkand Region","authors":"A. A. Anarbaev, A. M. Korzhenkov, A. N. Sandibaev, M. M. Saidov, L. A. Korzhenkova, A. A. Sentsov","doi":"10.1134/S0742046325700630","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0742046325700630","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Kurgantepa is a multilayered ancient settlement lying in the Urgut Area of the Samarkand Region. It consists of ruins of the center of a rustak (rural district) in the Sogd during early medieval times. The settlement is identified to be the same as the center of rustak Sanjarfagn. It was shown that the population center which was formerly in the territory of the modern Kurgantepa hill is the classic threefold structure of a medieval city: the ark (the citadel), shakhristan (the inner city), and rabad (the suburbs). The archeological excavations which were carried out there in 2022–2024 revealed architectural remains interpreted as a Zoroastrian temple. Its monumental structure, the presence of columns, decorated walls, and the altar, as well as the ritual orientation of internal furnishings, all point to a sacral destination of the building. One of the more interesting features in the temple consists in traces of destruction whose morphology indicates a strong seismic excitation. The study of these deformations, including failures and displacements of fragments of structural elements and the collapses of arch systems, provide data from which to reconstruct the parameters of a possible mediaeval earthquake (local seismic intensity and the direction to the epicentral zone), as well as to expand our knowledge of the region’s earthquake history.</p>","PeriodicalId":56112,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Volcanology and Seismology","volume":"20 1","pages":"51 - 65"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147336263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dacitic Ash from the Andesitic Sheveluch Volcano, Kamchatka","authors":"M. L. Tolstykh, D. V. Melnikov, A. D. Babansky","doi":"10.1134/S0742046325700642","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0742046325700642","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Sheveluch Volcano is one of the most productive volcanoes in Kamchatka, characterized during the Holocene by alternating periods of predominantly extrusive and explosive activity. New data on the volumetric parameters of fine ash emissions have been obtained, indicating that the mass of erupted material of dacitic composition during a single moderate-strength eruption can exceed 2 million tons. In those years when gas and ash cloud eruptions were particularly frequent (sometimes more than twenty per month), the total mass of fine dacitic ash can be comparable to the annual discharge of andesitic material (extrusive lavas and tephra), providing a new perspective on the genesis of andesites.</p>","PeriodicalId":56112,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Volcanology and Seismology","volume":"20 1","pages":"31 - 50"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147336136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Macrocomponent Composition of Hyper-Acid Volcanic Thermal Waters on the Kuril Islands","authors":"E. G. Kalacheva","doi":"10.1134/S0742046325700654","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0742046325700654","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The results of multiyear observations were used to characterize the volcanic hydrothermal systems containing horizons of hyper-acid waters of SO<sub>4</sub>–Cl or Cl–SO<sub>4</sub> composition (ASC-waters) on five islands (Paramushir, Shiashkotan, Urup, Iturup, and Kunashir). We used physicochemical parameters and the macrocomponent composition of the thermal waters to develop an additional classification. Depending on the conditions of percolation and discharge we identified three groups of ASC waters: (a) classical of Al–Fe–SO<sub>4</sub>–Cl composition, (b) those diluted with groundwater of Ca–Cl–SO<sub>4</sub>(SO<sub>4</sub>–Cl) composition, and (c) those mixed with deep thermal waters of Na–Cl–SO<sub>4</sub> composition. These groups differ in pH, temperature, salinity, and in the SO<sub>4</sub>/Cl/F and (Na + K)/(Ca + Mg)/(Al + Fe) ratios. The first group of classical hyper-acid waters of SO<sub>4</sub>–Cl composition includes the springs at Ebeko Volcano (Paramushir) and at Baransky Volcano (Iturup) whose cation compositions are dominated by Al and Fe. The second group, which is diluted with cold groundwater, includes the thermal waters discharged on the slopes of Sinarka Volcano (Shiashkotan) and Berg Volcano (Kunashir). The third group which is mixed with sodium chloride waters includes the springs at Mendeleev and Golovnin volcanoes (Kunashir). The cation composition of all ASC waters studied on the Kuril Islands is equivalent to less than 10 grams of rock dissolved in one liter of water.</p>","PeriodicalId":56112,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Volcanology and Seismology","volume":"20 1","pages":"15 - 30"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147336096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. V. Gorbach, A. Yu. Ozerov, A. N. Rogozin, M. L. Tolstykh, G. N. Ovsyannikov
{"title":"First Historical Eruption of Krasheninnikov Volcano (Eastern Kamchatka): Field Observations and Composition of Lavas Erupted in August‒September 2025","authors":"N. V. Gorbach, A. Yu. Ozerov, A. N. Rogozin, M. L. Tolstykh, G. N. Ovsyannikov","doi":"10.1134/S0742046325700678","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0742046325700678","url":null,"abstract":"<p>On August 3, 2025, a few days after a major <i>M</i><sub>w</sub> 8.8 earthquake struck southern Kamchatka, the first historically documented eruption of Krasheninnikov volcano began in the central part of the Eastern Kamchatkan Volcanic Front. During August and September 2025, we carried out three weeks of field observations of the ongoing activity. The eruption was dominated by lava effusion from three vents aligned along a submeridional fissure zone in the summit area of the Northern Cone and was accompanied only by moderate explosive activity. Based on field observations, we identified and characterized the extent and volumes of four distinct lava flows. Drone-based imagery and video allowed determination of the vent locations feeding each flow. By the end of September, the total area of lava flows was estimated at ∼2.5 km<sup>2</sup>, with an eruptive volume of minimum 0.025 km<sup>3</sup>. Analyses of 11 samples of lava and volcanic bombs erupted during the first two months show that the products are moderate-K dacites (SiO<sub>2</sub> = 64.9–65.7 wt %; K<sub>2</sub>O = 1.9–2.0 wt %) belonging to a high-Fe tholeiitic series.</p>","PeriodicalId":56112,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Volcanology and Seismology","volume":"20 1","pages":"1 - 14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147336135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
O. A. Girina, A. G. Manevich, D. V. Melnikov, I. M. Romanova, A. A. Nuzhdaev, E. A. Loupian, A. A. Sorokin, L. S. Kramareva, S. P. Korolev, Yu. V. Demyanchuk
{"title":"The 2024 Activity of Kamchatka and Kurile Volcanoes and Their Danger to Aviation","authors":"O. A. Girina, A. G. Manevich, D. V. Melnikov, I. M. Romanova, A. A. Nuzhdaev, E. A. Loupian, A. A. Sorokin, L. S. Kramareva, S. P. Korolev, Yu. V. Demyanchuk","doi":"10.1134/S0742046325700599","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0742046325700599","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In 2024, explosive eruptions of the Sheveluch, Klyuchevskoy, Bezymianny, and Karymsky volcanoes occurred at Kamchatka, and the Ebeko volcano at the Northern Kurile Islands. On April 26, 2024, a new lava dome, named after the 300 years of the Russian Academy of Sciences began to grow in the area of the Karan old dome on the Stary Sheveluch volcano western slope. Powerful explosive eruptions that destroyed the new dome were observed on August 17–18, September 1–2, and November 7–10, 2024: eruptive columns rose up to 11 km above sea level, ash plumes extended for 2400 km mainly to the northeast and east of the volcano. The summit explosive eruption of the Klyuchevskoy volcano lasted from December 27, 2023 to January 2, 2024: explosions send ash up to 7 km above sea level and ash plumes extended for 230 km to the northwest of the volcano. The paroxysmal explosive eruption of Bezymianny volcano occurred on July 24, 2024: the eruptive cloud rose up to 12 km above sea level, the eruptive and coignimbrite clouds moved, respectively, to the northeast and northwest up to 2500 km from the volcano. The Bezymianny eruption forecast, which was published on the KVERT website, was realized 39 h 40 min later. Explosive activity of the Karymsky volcano was observed from June 20 to November 12, 2024: explosions raised ash up to 6 km above sea level and ash clouds moved for 665 km, mainly to the east and northeast of the volcano. In 2024, 287 explosive events occurred on the Ebeko volcano with ash removal up to 4.5 km above sea level. During the explosive eruptions, the Sheveluch and Bezymianny volcanoes were dangerous for international and local air travel and the Klyuchevskoy, Karymsky, and Ebeko volcanoes were dangerous for local air travel.</p>","PeriodicalId":56112,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Volcanology and Seismology","volume":"19 1","pages":"S36 - S43"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147339350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}