Shiga Volcano
Updated: Apr 25, 2024 14:31 GMT -
shield volcanoes 2041 m / 6,696 ft
Honshu (Japan), 36.69°N / 138.52°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Honshu (Japan), 36.69°N / 138.52°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Shiga volcano is a group of small andesitic shield volcanoes and pyroclastic cones immediately north of Kusatsu-Shirane volcano.
The last eruptions were about 250,000 and 10,000 years ago. The complex was built on top of a large lava plateau that was erupted between about 300,000 to 200,000 years ago.
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Shiga volcano eruptions: no eruptions during the past 10,000 years
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
Apr 14, 04:46 pm (GMT +9) | 2.7 163 km | 24 km (15 mi) to the SE | Japan: NW GUNMA PREF | Info |