Japan · Stratovolcano
Yokoate-jima
Yokoatejima
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 495m
- Last eruption
- 1835
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Western Pacific / Ryukyu Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 495m
- Coordinates
- 28.799, 128.996
- Last eruption
- 1835
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Yokoatejima is a 3.5-km-long island NW of Amami Oshima Island at the SW end of the Tokara island chain.
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From Wikipedia
Yokoate-jima (横当島) is an uninhabited volcanic island located in the Tokara Islands, part of the Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1835 (±30 yrs) – 1835
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 2 (1835)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1835 (±30 yrs)VEI 2Observed1835-07-02 – end unknown
Nearby volcanoes
External links
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