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Kumaneshiri volcano

Updated: Aug 17, 2022 22:54 GMT - Refresh

Stratovolcano(es) 1635 m / 5364 ft
Hokkaido, Japan, 43.52°N / 143.24°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Kumaneshiri 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

Kumaneshiri volcano consists of two andesitic-to-dacitic stratovolcanoes, Nishi-Kumaneshiri-dake and Kumaneshiri-dake, that were active about 1.3 million years ago (Nakano et al., 2001-).
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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