VOLCANO

GVP volcano 283200 · no holder yet

Naruko

Naruko is a 470 m caldera in Japan, last erupted in 837 CE.

Type
Caldera (cluster landform)
Summit
470 m above sea level
Rock
Rhyolite
Setting
Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
Last eruption
837 CE
Largest known
VEI 1, gentle, 837 CE
Eruptions
5 confirmed in the record
Where
38.73°N 140.73°E · Japan
Region
Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc, Northwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 283200

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).