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GVP volcano 282020 · no holder yet

Io-Torishima

Io-Torishima is a 212 m volcanic complex in Japan, last erupted in 1968.

Type
Complex (composite landform)
Summit
212 m above sea level
Rock
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Setting
Subduction zone, oceanic, under 15 km
Last eruption
1968
Largest known
VEI 2, explosive, 1959
Eruptions
9 confirmed in the record
Where
27.88°N 128.22°E · Japan
Region
Ryukyu Volcanic Arc, Western Pacific Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 282020

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