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Utsukushigahara volcano

Updated: Aug 17, 2022 17:37 GMT - Refresh

Shield 2034 m / 6673 ft
Honshu, Japan, 36.22°N / 138.11°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Utsukushigahara 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

Utsukushigahara, NE of Yatstuga-take, was active about 1.6-1.2 million years ago (Nakano et al., 2001-).
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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