Mikura-jima

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Mikura-jima volcano

stratovolcano 851 m / 2,792 ft
Izu Islands, Japan, 33.87°N / 139.61°E
Current status: dormant (1 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: explosive
Mikura-jima volcano eruptions: 4100 BC ± 100 years
Last earthquakes nearby:

Time	Mag. / Depth	Distance	Location
Fri, 10 May
Fri, 10 May 13:59 UTC	M 2.3 / 114 km	3 km	三宅島近海
Tue, 7 May
Tue, 7 May 01:27 UTC	M 2.3 / 11 km	10 km	三宅島近海 (Near miyakejima)
Mon, 6 May
Mon, 6 May 15:44 UTC	M 1.7 / 16 km	10 km	三宅島近海 (Near miyakejima)
Mon, 6 May 15:31 UTC	M 2.4 / 15 km	12 km	三宅島近海 (Near miyakejima)
Mon, 6 May 00:44 UTC	M 1.7 / 12 km	13 km	三宅島近海 (Near miyakejima)

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Mikura-jima volcano (御蔵島, Mikurajima) forms a small steep-sided island between Miyake-jima and Hachijo-jima volcanoes in the Izu Islands of Japan. The sparsely populated island is surrounded by 500 m high cliffs on the S and E side.
Mikura-jima volcano contains of a stratovolcano and lava domes on the SE side. Flank vents form some small small sea stacks offshore, including a prominent 73 m high pinnacle off the SE tip of the island.
The last activity of Mikurajima was about 6000 years ago and produced ash fall and pyroclastic flows, and ended with the formation of a lava dome.

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