Nikko-Shirane

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Nikko-Shirane volcano

shield volcano 2578 m / 8,458 ft
Honshu, Japan, 36.8°N / 139.38°E
Current status: dormant (1 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: phreatic eruptions
Nikko-Shirane volcano eruptions: 1890, 1889, 1873, 1872, 1871(?), 1649, 1625
Last earthquakes nearby:

Time	Mag. / Depth	Distance	Location
Wed, 22 May
Wed, 22 May 14:36 UTC	M 0.7 / 4 km	10 km	栃木県北部 (Tochigi Pref.)
Wed, 22 May 14:01 UTC	M 0.4 / 5 km	11 km	群馬県北部 (Gunma Pref.)
Wed, 22 May 12:30 UTC	M 0.3 / 5 km	11 km	栃木県北部 (Tochigi Pref.)
Wed, 22 May 12:11 UTC	M 0.4 / 7 km	17 km	栃木県北部 (Tochigi Pref.)
Wed, 22 May 11:40 UTC	M 0 / 4 km	7 km	栃木県北部 (Tochigi Pref.)

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Nikko-Shirane volcano is a small andesitic volcano located NW of scenic Lake Chuzenji in Nikko National Park. The volcano contains 4 lava domes sitting on top of a shield volcano (Keizuka-yama).
All historical eruptions, recorded during the 17th-20th centuries, were phreatic explosions from Shirane-san, the youngest lava dome.
Keizuka-yama shield volcano is composed of viscous lava flows with prominent levees. The geometry of these flows created scenic lakes to the north of the volcano.

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