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Suwanose-jima volcano, Ryukyu Islands, Japan: news & activity updates

Updated: Mar 28, 2024 12:56 GMT-

Suwanose-jima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 31/1720Z to 4000 ft (1200 m)

Sun, 31 Jan 2021, 18:15
Satellite image of Suwanose-jima volcano on 31 Jan 2021
Satellite image of Suwanose-jima volcano on 31 Jan 2021

Suwanose-jima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 31/1120Z to 4000 ft (1200 m)

Sun, 31 Jan 2021, 12:15
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stratovolcano 799 m/ 2,621 ft
Ryukyu Islands (Japan), 29.64°N / 129.72°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Suwanose-jima volcano eruptions:
2004 (Oct) - ongoing: intermittent strombolian-type activity
Since 1949: essentially continuous activity
2000 (Dec) - Jul 2004 (Jul): strombolian activity, 1999 (Jan-Feb, June), 1996 (Dec) - 1997 (Apr), 1949-96, 1940, 1938, 1934 (?), 1925, 1921-22, 1915 (?), 1914 (?), 1889, 1885, 1884, 1877, 1813-14 (sub-plinian Bunka eruption), around 1600 AD (large explosive eruption)
Typical eruption style
explosive, strombolian