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Ayame-daira Volcano

Updated: Dec 13, 2024 00:07 GMT -
Stratovolcano(es) 1969 m / 6460 ft
Honshu, Japan, 36.9°N / 139.24°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Ayame-daira volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)

Latest nearby earthquakes

TimeMag. / DepthDistance / Location
Dec 6, 08:25 am (GMT +9)
0.6

6.1 km
21 km (13 mi) to the SE Japan: TOCHIGI GUNMA BORDER Info
Dec 5, 10:19 am (GMT +9)
0.6

6.6 km
26 km (16 mi) to the N Fukushima, 46 km east of Tōkamachi, Niigata, Japan Info
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Dec 5, 08:05 am (GMT +9)
1.9

6.3 km
20 km (12 mi) to the NE Japan: WESTERN FUKUSHIMA PREF Info
Dec 4, 03:21 pm (GMT +9)
0.6

6.9 km
25 km (16 mi) to the S 39 km northeast of Maebashi, Gunma, Japan Info
Dec 4, 01:48 pm (GMT +9)
1.1

10.3 km
25 km (16 mi) to the S 38 km west of Kanuma, Tochigi, Japan Info
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 4, 02:34 am (GMT +9)
1.2

7.6 km
25 km (16 mi) to the S Japan: TOCHIGI GUNMA BORDER Info
Dec 3, 11:15 am (GMT +9)
1.4

6.7 km
22 km (14 mi) to the N Fukushima, 49 km east of Tōkamachi, Niigata, Japan Info
Monday, December 2, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Dec 3, 05:27 am (GMT +9)
1.4

9.2 km
26 km (16 mi) to the S TOCHIGI GUNMA BORDER Info
Dec 3, 05:09 am (GMT +9)
1.3

9.5 km
25 km (16 mi) to the S Japan: TOCHIGI GUNMA BORDER Info

Background

The Ayame-daira stratovolcano south of Ozegahara in Nikko National Park was active about 1.6 million years ago (Nakano et al., 2001-). Nikura-yama volcano lies to the SE.
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

Latest satellite images

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Ayame-daira Volcano Maps

Below is a selection of maps showing the location and surroundings of the volcano at various resolutions based on aerial-imagery / terrain maps. Feel free to use them for non-commercial purposes on your blog or website as long as you credit them with a link back to this page (click to copy it).
Satellite/aerial-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (world scale)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (world scale)
Terrain-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (world scale)
Terrain-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (world scale)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (region scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (region scale large)
Terrain-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (region scale large)
Terrain-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (region scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (region scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (region scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (region scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (region scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (region scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (region scale small)
Terrain-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (region scale small)
Terrain-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (region scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (local scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (local scale large)
Terrain-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (local scale large)
Terrain-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (local scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (local scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (local scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (local scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (local scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (local scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (local scale small)
Terrain-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (local scale small)
Terrain-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (local scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Terrain-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Terrain-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Terrain-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Terrain-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Terrain-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Terrain-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (scale of 5-10 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (scale of 5-10 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (scale of few kilometers)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Ayame-daira volcano (scale of few kilometers)
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