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  2. Sakurajima - Wikipedia

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    The eruption occurred at 16:31 and was the 500th eruption of the year. [23] In August 2015, Japan's meteorological agency issued a level 4 emergency warning, which urges residents to prepare to evacuate. [24] Scientists warned that a major eruption could soon take place at the volcano; [25] it eventually did erupt around 20:00 on February 5 ...

  3. Timeline of volcanism on Earth - Wikipedia

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    About 33.9 million ago, the Oligocene epoch of the Paleogene period begins. The Mid-Tertiary ignimbrite flare-up begins 40 million years ago and lasts until 25 million years ago. Bennett Lake Volcanic Complex erupts 50 million years ago with a VEI 7 850 cubic kilometers (204 cu mi) of tephra.

  4. Historic eruptions of Mount Fuji - Wikipedia

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    Historic eruptions of Mount Fuji. Coordinates: 35°21′46.35″N 138°43′53.63″E. Mount Fuji. Mount Fuji is a dormant volcano which is the tallest peak in Japan. The latest eruption of Mount Fuji was triggered by an earthquake in 1707. [1] The mountain as it appears now is known as the "New Fuji volcano", which began to erupt about 10,000 ...

  5. Mount Aso - Wikipedia

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    Last eruption. 20 October 2021 - Present. Mount Aso (阿蘇山, Aso-san) or Aso Volcano is the largest active volcano in Japan and among the largest in the world. Common use relates often only to the somma volcano in the centre of Aso Caldera. It stands in Aso Kujū National Park in Kumamoto Prefecture, on the island of Kyushu.

  6. Aira Caldera - Wikipedia

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    Last eruption. 1955 to present. Aira Caldera is a gigantic volcanic caldera that is located on the southern end of Kyushu, Japan. It is believed to have been formed about 30,000 years ago with a succession of pyroclastic surges. [1][2] It is currently the place of residence to over 900,000 people. The shores of Aira Caldera are home to rare ...

  7. List of volcanic eruptions in the 21st century - Wikipedia

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    A major eruption triggered a tsunami that killed at least 420 people and injured 14,000 others. [82] [83] As a result of the landslide, the height of the volcano was reduced from 338 meters to 110 meters. [84] 3 Ambae [85] Vanuatu 2018 During a series of eruptions, volcanic ash blackened the sky, buried crops and destroyed homes.

  8. List of volcanoes in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Last eruption Akaigawa Caldera: 725: 2379 ... Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan - Geological Survey of Japan; Volcano on Google Map - Geological Survey of Japan;

  9. 2014 Mount Ontake eruption - Wikipedia

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    A volcanic eruption of Mount Ontake (御嶽山, Ontake-san) took place on September 27, 2014, killing 63 people. Mount Ontake is a volcano located on the Japanese island of Honshu around 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Nagoya and around 200 km (120 mi) west of Tokyo. It was the first fatal volcanic eruption in Japan since the 1991 eruption ...