Kuchinoshima volcano
Updated: Mar 27, 2023 16:53 GMT -
stratovolcano 628 m / 2,060 ft
Ryukyu Islands (Japan), 29.96°N / 129.93°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Ryukyu Islands (Japan), 29.96°N / 129.93°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Kuchino-shima volcano is one of the active volcanic islands in the northern Ryukyu Islands in southern Japan. The small, 3x7 km wide island is located between the volcanic islands of Nakano-shima and Kuchinoerabu-jima and consists of 2 andesitic stratovolcanoes and a NW-SE-trending chain of lava domes.
There are 2 small villages on the northern end of the island, Nishinohama and Kuchino-shima.
Mae-dake is a lava dome that forms the highest point of the island. The last eruption of the volcano took place about 1200-1300 years ago and was dated by radiocarbon.
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Kuchinoshima volcano eruptions: 1190 ± 40 years (radiocarbon dated)
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Saturday, March 25, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Mar 25, 2023 6:49 pm (GMT +9) (Mar 25, 2023 09:49 GMT) | 2.5 2.5 km | 29 km (18 mi) East China Sea, 89 km southwest of Yudomari, Kumage-gun, Kagoshima, Japan | ||
| Friday, March 17, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Mar 18, 2023 7:53 am (GMT +9) (Mar 17, 2023 22:53 GMT) | 2.6 9.5 km | 12 km (7.5 mi) East China Sea, 75 km southwest of Miyanoura, Kumage-gun, Kagoshima, Japan | ||
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