VOLCANO

GVP volcano 283080 · no holder yet

Midagahara

Midagahara is a 2,621 m stratovolcano in Japan, last erupted in 1839.

Type
Stratovolcano (composite landform)
Summit
2,621 m above sea level
Rock
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Setting
Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
Last eruption
1839
Largest known
VEI 2, explosive, 1839
Eruptions
5 confirmed in the record
Where
36.57°N 137.59°E · Japan
Region
Nankai Volcanic Arc, Western Pacific Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 283080

Find your volcano

Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).