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Shirataka volcano

Stratovolcano 994 m / 3261 ft
Honshu, Japan, 38.22°N / 140.18°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Shirataka volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene) No recent earthquakes
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocation

Background:

Shirataka volcano is an andesitic-to-dacitic stratovolcano NW of the Zao volcanic massif. Shirataka-yama was active about 0.9-0.7 million years ago. Growth of a stratovolcano was followed by emplacement of a pyroclastic flow and growth of lava domes. Late-stage collapse produced a large debris avalanche and formed a 4-km-wide horseshoe-shaped caldera.
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information


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