Kakuto Volcano
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 06:31 GMT -
Caldera unknown
Japan, 32.04°N / 130.77°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Japan, 32.04°N / 130.77°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Kakuto volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
Mar 26, 08:01 am (GMT +9) Mar 25, 23:01 GMT | 2.8 7.1 km | 21 km (13 mi) to the S | Japan: NEAR KAGOSHIMA CITY I FELT IT | Info | |
Mar 25, 11:45 pm (GMT +9) Mar 25, 14:45 GMT | 2.8 6.7 km | 22 km (13 mi) to the S | Japan: NEAR KAGOSHIMA CITY I FELT IT - 1 report | Info | |
Sunday, March 24, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Mar 24, 05:42 pm (GMT +9) Mar 24, 08:42 GMT | 3.4 163 km | 15 km (9 mi) to the SW | Japan, 24 km north of Kirishima, Kagoshima I FELT IT | Info |
Background
Kakuto is a large figure-eight shaped caldera north of Kirishima that consists of the overlapping Kakuto and Kobayashi calderas, formed about 0.4-0.5 and 0.3 Ma, respectively (Nakano et al., 2001-). Major explosive eruptions have occurred around 110,000, 65,000 and 12,000 years ago (Newhall and Dzurisin, 1988).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information