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Moriyoshi volcano

Updated: Nov 29, 2023 06:36 GMT - refresh

Stratovolcano 1454 m / 4770 ft
Honshu, Japan, 39.97°N / 140.55°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Moriyoshi volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)

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Background

Moriyoshi-zan is a basaltic-to-dacitic stratovolcano and lava dome that was active about 1.1-0.7 miilion years ago (Nakano et al., 2001-).
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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