Soranuma volcano

Updated: Aug 12, 2022 18:19 GMT - Refresh

Shield 1251 m / 4104 ft
Hokkaido, Japan, 42.86°N / 141.26°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Soranuma 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

Soranuma, a small andesitic shield volcano and lava flow, was active about 0.8 million years ago (Nakano et al., 2001-).
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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