Sumon volcano
Stratovolcano 1537 m / 5043 ft
Honshu, Japan, 37.4°N / 139.14°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Honshu, Japan, 37.4°N / 139.14°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Sumon volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Sat, 24 Jul 2021 (GMT) (2 earthquakes) | ||||
| Jul 24, 2021 16:30:24.07 (24 Jul 2021 07:30:24 GMT) | 2.6 4.2 km | 41 km (25 mi) Gunma, 47 km east of Tōkamachi, Niigata, Japan | ||
| 24 Jul 2021 04:34:30 GMT | 3.6 10 km | 46 km (29 mi) Gunma, 46 km northwest of Imaichi, Nikko-shi, Tochigi, Japan | ||
| Sun, 18 Jul 2021 (GMT) (3 earthquakes) | ||||
| Jul 19, 2021 05:05:45.22 (18 Jul 2021 20:05:45 GMT) | 2.8 4.2 km | 41 km (25 mi) Gunma, 46 km east of Tōkamachi, Niigata, Japan | ||
| Jul 18, 2021 22:10:12.27 (18 Jul 2021 13:10:12 GMT) | 2.6 4.6 km | 39 km (24 mi) Minamiaizu-gun, Fukushima, 46 km east of Tōkamachi, Niigata, Japan | ||
| 18 Jul 2021 7:11 pm (GMT +9) (18 Jul 2021 10:11:05 GMT) | 4.2 4.2 km | 40 km (25 mi) Minamiaizu-gun, Fukushima, 46 km east of Tōkamachi, Niigata, Japan | ||
Background
Sumon volcano is an andesitic stratovolcano active about 2.4-1.7 million years ago (Nakano et al., 2001-). The main part of the edifice of Sumon-dake was constructed during the early Quaternary.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8
