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Mount Sanbe

Sanbesan

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1126m
Last eruption
650
Mount Sanbe
Photo: Reggaeman · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Japan
Region
Western Pacific / Nankai Volcanic Arc
Elevation
1126m
Coordinates
35.141, 132.622
Last eruption
650
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Dacite

Geological summary

Sanbesan stratovolcano, near the northern coast of SW Honshu, has a summit cut by a small caldera about 1 km in diameter.

Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →

From Wikipedia

Mount Sanbe, also known as Sanbesan, is an active stratovolcano in Ōda, Shimane Prefecture. The highest peak, Osanbe, has an elevation of 1,126 m (3,694 ft). At the center of the volcano is a caldera 1 km (0.62 mi) across. The volcano's composition is mainly dacite and andesite.

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Eruption history

3 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
3
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
3550 BCE (±50 yrs) – 650
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 4 (1920 BCE)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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3550 BCE~3350 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1950 BCE~1750 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 4450~650 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?3550 BCE2550 BCE1550 BCE550 BCE450

Detailed timeline

  1. 650 (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    650 – end unknown
  2. 1920 BCEVEI 4Geological estimate
    1920 BCE – end unknown
    Taihei-zan
  3. 3550 BCE (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    3550 BCE – end unknown

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