Azumayasan Volcano
Updated: Apr 19, 2024 09:56 GMT -
Stratovolcano 2323 m / 7621 ft
Honshu, Japan, 36.54°N / 138.41°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Honshu, Japan, 36.54°N / 138.41°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Azumayasan volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
Apr 17, 09:48 am (GMT +9) | 2.5 152 km | 30 km (18 mi) to the E | Japan: NW GUNMA PREF | Info | |
Sunday, April 14, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 14, 04:46 pm (GMT +9) | 2.7 163 km | 21 km (13 mi) to the E | Japan: NW GUNMA PREF | Info |
Background
Azumayasan is an andesitic stratovolcano and lava dome that was active about 0.9-0.3 million years ago (Nakano et al., 2001-). A plinian eruption took place about 0.3 million years ago.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information