Japan · Lava dome
Mount Yufu
Yufu-Tsurumi
- Type
- Lava dome
- Elevation
- 0m
- Last eruption
- 867
- Type
- Lava dome
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Western Pacific / Nankai Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 0m
- Coordinates
- 33.282, 131.390
- Last eruption
- 867
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
A group of lava domes rises above the hot spring resort city of Beppu on Japan's Inland Sea, possibly within an ancient breached caldera.
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From Wikipedia
Mount Yufu is a 1,583.3 m (5,195 ft) volcano located on the border of Yufu and Beppu, Ōita, Japan. It is located within Aso Kujū National Park.
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Eruption history
3 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 3
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 200 BCE (±50 yrs) – 867
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 4 (200 BCE)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 867VEI 3Observed867-03-04 – 867-05-04
- 771VEI 0Observed771 – end unknown
- 200 BCE (±50 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate200 BCE – end unknownYufu-dake summit and N flank (Ikeshiro)
Nearby volcanoes
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