Iwaki volcano
Updated: Nov 30, 2023 14:54 GMT -
stratovolcano 1625 m / 5,331 ft
Honshu (Japan), 40.65°N / 140.31°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Honshu (Japan), 40.65°N / 140.31°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Iwaki (or Iwakisan) volcano is a large symmetrical stratovolcano and the NW-most active volcano in Honshu, Japan. Because of its shape, it has been called the Fuji-san of the Tsugaru district.
Iwaki contains a 2-km-wide summit crater which is filled by a lava dome flanked by 6explosion craters. 3 lava domes are found on the western and southern flanks of the andesitic volcano. Historical eruptions have been reported at Iwaki since 1600 AD and have consisted primarily of small-to-moderate phreatic explosions.
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Iwaki volcano eruptions: 1863, 1856 (?), 1848 (?), 1845, 1844, 1833 (?), 1807 (?), 1800, 1794 (?), 1793 (?), 1790, 1783 (?), 1782-83, 1782 (?), 1769?, 1709 (?), 1694 (?), 1672 (?), 1618, 1605 (?), 1604, 1600, 1600, 1597 (?), 1597 (?), 550 BC ± 500, 1050 BC (?), 4050 BC (?), 8050 BC (?)
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Wednesday, November 29, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Nov 30, 01:32 am (GMT +9) (Nov 29, 16:32 GMT) | 2.6 156 km | 39 km (24 mi) 17 km north of Noshiro, Akita, Japan | ||
| Friday, November 24, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Nov 25, 12:50 am (GMT +9) (Nov 24, 15:50 GMT) | 2.8 229 km | 31 km (19 mi) Akita, 36 km southwest of Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan | ||
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