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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.
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.
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 ...
Mount Fuji is one of Japan's "Three Holy Mountains" (三霊山, Sanreizan) along with Mount Tate and Mount Haku. It is a Special Place of Scenic Beauty and one of Japan's Historic Sites. [7] It was added to the World Heritage List as a Cultural Site on June 22, 2013. [7]
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 ...
Last eruption. 7 August 2019. Mount Asama (浅間山, Asama-yama) is an active complex volcano in central Honshū, the main island of Japan. The volcano is the most active on Honshū. [3] The Japan Meteorological Agency classifies Mount Asama as rank A. [4] It stands 2,568 metres (8,425 ft) above sea level on the border of Gunma and Nagano ...
1986 Izu Ōshima eruption. Mount Mihara's major eruption in 1986 saw lava fountains up to 1.6 kilometres (1.0 mi) high. The eruption had a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3, and involved a central vent eruption, radial fissure eruption, explosive eruption, lava flows, and a lava lake eruption. There was also a 16 km high subplinian plume. All of ...
Mount Kaimon. Kaimondake (開聞岳, Kaimon-dake), or Mount Kaimon, is an undissected [i] volcano – consisting of a basal stratovolcano and a small complex central lava dome [2] – which rises to a height of 924 metres above sea level near the city of Ibusuki in southern Kyūshū, Japan. The last eruption occurred in the year 885 CE.