VOLCANO

GVP volcano 283060 · no holder yet

Norikuradake

Norikuradake is a 3,026 m stratovolcano in Japan, last erupted around 50 BCE.

Type
Stratovolcano(es) (composite landform)
Summit
3,026 m above sea level
Rock
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Setting
Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
Last eruption
50 BCE
Largest known
VEI 3, severe, 50 BCE
Eruptions
3 confirmed in the record
Where
36.11°N 137.55°E · Japan
Region
Nankai Volcanic Arc, Western Pacific Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 283060

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