Aoso Volcano
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 13:59 GMT -
Stratovolcano 820 m / 2690 ft
Honshu, Japan, 38.08°N / 140.61°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Honshu, Japan, 38.08°N / 140.61°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Aoso volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
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Background
Aoso volcano is an andesitic-to-dacitic stratovolcano at the SE end of the Zao massif. Aoso-yama was active about 0.4-0.3 million years ago (Nakano et al., 2001-). Aoso was constructed within a Pleistocene caldera.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information