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Hohi volcano

Updated: Aug 17, 2022 22:05 GMT - Refresh

Stratovolcano(es) 1236 m / 4055 ft
Japan, 33.28°N / 131.32°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Hohi volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Lastest nearby earthquakes: No recent earthquakes

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Background

The Hohi volcanic group was Potassium-Argon age dated at about 600,000 - 400,000 years (Nakano et al., 2001-).
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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