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Tenchozan volcano

Updated: Mar 26, 2023 02:00 GMT - refresh

crater rows 1,046 m / 3,432 ft
Hokkaido, Japan, 44.04°N / 145.09°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)

Phreatic eruptions at Tenchozan occurred approximately 1,900 years ago. Towards the end of those eruptions there was a phreatomagmatic or small magmatic eruption. The chain of explosion craters, stretching from the NE to the SW, are considered to be a result of this series of eruptions

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Typical eruption style: explosive
Tenchozan volcano eruptions: unknown, none in recent times

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