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Suwanose-jima volcano (Ryukyu Islands, Japan) activity update

Sat, 23 Feb 2013, 09:38 | BY: TOMPFEIFFER
Location of recent earthquakes under Suwanose-Jima
Location of recent earthquakes under Suwanose-Jima
A swarm of earthquakes occurred over the the past days in an area a few km south of the island at about 10 km depth.

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Sat, 22 Dec 2012, 11:05

Suwanose-jima volcano (Ryukyu Islands, Japan) activity update: steaming, occasional weak eruptions, elevated seismicity

Although no explosive eruptions occurred at Otake crater in November, very small eruptions occurred there intermittently. The maximum plume height was 500 m above the crater rim during this period (max. 700 m in October). Weak volcanic glows in the crater were sometimes recorded at night with high-sensitivity cameras. ... Read all
Wed, 3 Oct 2012, 09:27

Suwanosejima volcano (Japan): new explosion reported & activity summary for August 2012

An explosion was reported this morning (around 07 am GMT time) with an ash plume reaching 10,000 (about 3 km) altitude. ... Read all
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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
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