Okiura volcano

Updated: Aug 9, 2022 22:26 GMT - Refresh

Caldera 985 m / 3232 ft
Honshu, Japan, 40.57°N / 140.73°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Okiura 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

The 15-km-wide Okiura caldera was formed by the eruption of the Aoni Tuff about 1.5 million years ago. Post-caldera volcanoes comprise several lava domes including Kenashi-yama.
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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