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Shiribetsu volcano

Updated: Jul 3, 2022 08:13 GMT - Refresh

lava dome 1107 m / 3,632 ft
Hokkaido (Japan), 42.77°N / 140.92°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

Shiribetsu-dake volcano is located SE of Yotei volcano in SW Hokkaido. The andesitic lava dome contains a 1.5 km diameter summit crater breached to the west. The last eruptions were several hundred thousand years ago.

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Typical eruption style: effusive
Shiribetsu volcano eruptions: several hundred thousand years ago
Lastest nearby earthquakes: No recent earthquakes

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