GVP volcano 282110 · no holder yet
Asosan
Asosan is a 1,592 m caldera in Japan, erupting as recently as 2021.
- Type
- Caldera
- Summit
- 1,592 m above sea level
- Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Setting
- Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
- Last eruption
- 2021
- Largest known
- VEI 3, severe, 2016
- Eruptions
- 172 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 32.88°N 131.09°E · Japan
- Region
- Nankai Volcanic Arc, Western Pacific Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 282110
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).