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Fukujin Volcano

Updated: Mar 29, 2024 00:23 GMT -
submarine volcano -217 m / -712 ft
Volcano Islands (Japan), 21.93°N / 143.47°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)

Fukujin volcano is one of the largest seamounts of the Marianas arc in Japan's Volcano Island chain. It sometimes has risen to above surface during eruptions creating temporary new islands. Water discoloration and floating pumice above the submarine volcano have been observed frequently.

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Typical eruption style: explosive?, submarine
Fukujin volcano eruptions: 1982(?), 1982(?), 1979-80, 1978(?), 1977-78(?), 1976-77(?), 1973-74, 1968, 1959(?), 1958(?), 1952(?), 1951

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