GVP volcano 285090 · no holder yet
Shiretoko-Iozan
Shiretoko-Iozan is a 1,562 m stratovolcano in Japan, last erupted in 1936.
- Type
- Stratovolcano (composite landform)
- Summit
- 1,562 m above sea level
- Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Setting
- Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
- Last eruption
- 1936
- Largest known
- VEI 2, explosive, 1889
- Eruptions
- 6 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 44.13°N 145.16°E · Japan
- Region
- Kuril Volcanic Arc, Northwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 285090
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).