Mokuyo Volcano
Updated: Aug 26, 2025 00:39 GMT -
submarine volcano
Izu Islands (Japan), 28.32°N / 140.57°E 
Summit height: -920 m / -3,018 ft
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Mokuyo volcano is an active seamount belonging to the 7 Shichiyo Seamounts, named for the 7 days of the week. Mokuyo ("Thursday") contains a basaltic-andesite submarine caldera that rises 1780 m from the sea floor to within 920 m of the sea surface. The summit caldera is 3 x 2.3 km wide and about 450 m deep. It contains a 180-m-high lava dome in its center. Major hydrothermal activity was observed in July 1990, and the volcano was reclassified as active by the Japan Meteorological Agency.
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Mokuyo volcano eruptions: unknown, hydrothermal activity in 1990
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Mokuyo Volcano Maps
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Satellite/aerial-type map of Mokuyo volcano (world scale)
Terrain-type map of Mokuyo volcano (world scale)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Mokuyo volcano (region scale large)
Terrain-type map of Mokuyo volcano (region scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Mokuyo volcano (region scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Mokuyo volcano (region scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Mokuyo volcano (region scale small)
Terrain-type map of Mokuyo volcano (region scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Mokuyo volcano (local scale large)
Terrain-type map of Mokuyo volcano (local scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Mokuyo volcano (local scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Mokuyo volcano (local scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Mokuyo volcano (local scale small)
Terrain-type map of Mokuyo volcano (local scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Mokuyo volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Terrain-type map of Mokuyo volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Mokuyo volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Terrain-type map of Mokuyo volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Mokuyo volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Terrain-type map of Mokuyo volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Mokuyo volcano (scale of 5-10 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Mokuyo volcano (scale of few kilometers)
