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Sumon volcano

Updated: Aug 17, 2022 21:50 GMT - Refresh

Stratovolcano 1537 m / 5043 ft
Honshu, Japan, 37.4°N / 139.14°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Sumon 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

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.
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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