Aoso Volcano
Updated: Apr 20, 2024 04:08 GMT -
Stratovolcano 820 m / 2690 ft
Honshu, Japan, 38.08°N / 140.61°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Honshu, Japan, 38.08°N / 140.61°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Aoso volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
Apr 17, 11:34 am (GMT +9) | 2.5 142 km | 24 km (15 mi) to the W | Miyagi-ken, 24 km northeast of Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan | Info | |
Sunday, April 7, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 7, 12:32 pm (GMT +9) | 2.5 98 km | 29 km (18 mi) to the SE | Japan: EASTERN FUKUSHIMA PREF | Info |
Background
Aoso volcano is an andesitic-to-dacitic stratovolcano at the SE end of the Zao massif. Aoso-yama was active about 0.4-0.3 million years ago (Nakano et al., 2001-). Aoso was constructed within a Pleistocene caldera.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information