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Volcans au Japon (275)

Ata caldera

Honshu (140 volcans)

Abu | Adachi | Adatara | Aizu Nunobiki | Akagi | Akita-Komagatake | Akita-Yake-yama | Aonoyama | Aoso | Asakusa | Asama | Ashitaka | Ayame-daira | Azuma | Azumayasan | Bandai | Bishamon-dake | Chojagahara | Chokai | Daikon-jima | Dainichi-yama | Dainichiga-take | Daira-Komaga-take | Daisen | Daito | Daruma | Dorobu | Eboshi | Eboshi-Washigatake | Funagata | Futamata | Gankyoji | Ganto-Kamuro | Gassan | Hachimantai | Hakkoda | Hakone | Haku-san | Hanamagari | Haruna | Hijiori | Hiuchi | Hodakadake | Hotaka | Iiji | Iizuna | Iwaki | Iwate | Izu-Tobu | Jaishi | Kaminoroka | Kamitakara | Kannabe | Kanpu | Kayo | Kenashi | Kinunuma-Nenakusa | Kirigamine | Kita Yatsugatake | Kobinai | Komochi-Onoko | Kurikoma | Kurofuji | Kurohime | Kusatsu-Shirane | Kyoga-take | Madarao | Masugata | Megata | Midagahara | Minakami | Momisawa-dake | Moriyoshi | Motodori | Mt Fuji | Mukaimachi | Mutsu-Hiuchi-dake | Mutsure-jima | Myoko | Naeba | Nanashigure | Nantai | Nanzaki | Narugo | Nasu | Nekoma | Niigata-Yake-yama | Nikko-Shirane | Norikura | Noro | Numanokami | Numazawa | Nyoho-Akanagi | Nyuto-Takakura | Oetaka-yama | Ogino-Sen | Oki-Dogo | Okiura | Omanago | Omeshi-dake | Onikobe | Ontake-san | Osore-yama | Ryohaku Maru-yama | Sanbe | Sekita | Sengoku | Shiga | Shikuma | Shirataka | Shirouma-Oike | Sukai-Kesemaru | Sumon | Sunagohara | Taga | Takahara | Takamatsu | Takara | Takayashiro | Tamagawa | Tanaba | Tashiro | Tazawa | Tenshi | Tokuyama-Mitake | Tomuro | Torikabuto | Towada | Tsuruta | Ueno | Usami | Utsukushigahara | Washiba-Kumonotaira | Yake-dake | Yakeishi | Yatsugatake | Yokote | Yuga-mine | Yugawara | Zao
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Japan has over 100 active volcanoes, more than almost any other country and accounts alone for about 10 % of all active volcanoes in the world. The volcanoes belong to the Pacific Ring of Fire, caused by subduction zones of the Pacific plate beneath continental and other oceanic plates along its margins.
Japan's volcanic arcs and tectonic setting
Japan is located at the junction of 4 tectonic plates - the Pacific, Philippine, Eurasian and North American plates, and its volcanoes are mainly located on 5 subduction-zone related volcanic arcs where the Pacific Plate descends under the North American Plate along the Kuril Trench and the Japan Trench and underneath the Philippine Sea Plate along the Izu-Bonin Trench. The Philippine Plate itself subducts beneath the Eurasian Plate at the western end, forming the Ryukyu Trench. The principal resulting volcanic ars are:
- Ryukyu Arc and Southwest Honshu Arcs in the south (Philippine plate subducting beneath between the Eurasian Plate),
- Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc (subduction of Pacific plate beneath Philippine plate)
- Northeast Honshu and Kurile Arc in the north (subduction of Pacific plate beneath the N-American plate)
(more info: www.glgarcs.net/intro/subduction.html)

Besides intense volcanic activity, Japan is one of the places in the world most affected by frequent, and sometimes devastatingly large earthquakes. Its oceanic setting makes it vulnerable for tsunamis as well, as the tragedy of the 11 March 2011 8.9 earthquake and tsunami terrifyingly illustrated.

Record in historically documented eruptions
Japan's first documented historical eruption was from Aso volcano in 553 AD , the year after Buddhism was introduced from Korea. It holds a record in the number of historically documented eruptions.
Japan's largest historical eruption (Towada, 915 AD), 17 Japanese volcanoes had been documented in eruption, more than the rest of the world combined (including 10 in Europe).

Volcano list

Ata caldera

(caldeira 924 m / 3031 ft)
Ata is one of the major active caldera systems of Kyushu, located south of the Kagoshima Bay. It had a massive "super-volcano"-style eruption 40,000 years ago, and contains the active Ibusuki volcanic field as well as famous Kaimondake stratovolcano towering above the southern ti... [informations]
News & updates
mer., 29 nov. 2023, 15:00

Suwanosejima volcano (Ryukyu Islands, Japan) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 22 November-28 November 2023 (Continuing Activity)

JMA reported that the eruption at Suwanosejima's Ontake Crater continued during 20-27 November and crater incandescence was visible nightly. No explosions were detected, though ash plumes rose as high as 1.2 km above the crater rim and drifted mainly SE and W during 20-21 and 25 November. The Alert Level remained at 2 (on a 5-level scale) and the public was warned to stay at least 1 km away from the crater. ... Read all
mer., 29 nov. 2023, 15:00

Aira volcano (Kyushu, Japan) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 22 November-28 November 2023 (Continuing Activity)

JMA reported ongoing activity at Minamidake Crater (Aira Caldera's Sakurajima volcano) during 20-27 November, with incandescence at the crater observed nightly. Explosions at 1905 on 20 November and 0226 on 21 November produced ash plumes that rose 1.2 km above the crater rim and drifted SW. Eruptive events on 22 November produced emissions that rose 1 km and drifted N and E. ... Read all
mer., 29 nov. 2023, 15:00

Ioto volcano (Volcano Islands) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 22 November-28 November 2023 (New Activity / Unrest)

The Japan Coast Guard made observations during an overflight of Ioto (Iwo-jima) on 23 November. They posted video, photos, and infrared photos that showed explosions at the main vent producing dark, dense ash-and-steam plumes and ejecting large blocks that landed on the island and in the ocean. ... Read all
lun., 27 nov. 2023, 11:01

Iwo-jima volcano (Volcano Islands, Japan): ongoing eruptive activity forms V-shaped island

Aerial view of the newly formed volcano approx. 1 km off the coast of Okinahama Beach, located on the south of the island (image: Japan Coast Guard)
The explosive activity from the new cinder cone continues. ... Read all
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