GVP volcano 282070 · no holder yet
Ata
Ata is a 924 m caldera in Japan, last erupted in 885 CE.
- Type
- Caldera(s) (caldera landform)
- Summit
- 924 m above sea level
- Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Setting
- Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
- Last eruption
- 885 CE
- Largest known
- VEI 5, paroxysmal, 2690 BCE
- Eruptions
- 23 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 31.18°N 130.53°E · Japan
- Region
- Ryukyu Volcanic Arc, Western Pacific Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 282070
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).