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Mount Fuji

Fujisan

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
3776m
Last eruption
1708
Mount Fuji
Photo: 名古屋太郎, (edited by Hannes_24) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Japan
Region
Northwestern Pacific / Izu Volcanic Arc
Elevation
3776m
Coordinates
35.361, 138.728
Last eruption
1708
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-basalt

Geological summary

The conical form of Fujisan, Japan's highest and most noted volcano, belies its complex origin. The modern postglacial stratovolcano is constructed above a group of overlapping volcanoes, remnants of which form irregularities on Fuji's profile.

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From Wikipedia

Mount Fuji is an active stratovolcano located on the Japanese island of Honshu, with a summit elevation of 3,776.24 m. It is the highest mountain in Japan, the second-highest volcano on any Asian island, and the seventh-highest peak of an island on Earth. Mount Fuji last erupted from 1707 to 1708.

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Eruption history

67 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
58
Uncertain eruptions
9
Span of confirmed record
8540 BCE – 1708
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 5 (1707, the most recent of 3)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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8540 BCE~8194 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?7847 BCE~7501 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?7501 BCE~7154 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?6808 BCE~6461 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?6461 BCE~6115 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?6115 BCE~5768 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?5768 BCE~5422 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?5075 BCE~4729 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?4382 BCE~4036 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?4036 BCE~3689 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?3343 BCE~2997 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?2997 BCE~2650 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?2650 BCE~2304 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?2304 BCE~1957 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1957 BCE~1611 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1611 BCE~1264 BCE · 4 eruptions · max VEI 51264 BCE~918 BCE · 3 eruptions · max VEI 5918 BCE~571 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?571 BCE~225 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?225 BCE~122 · 4 eruptions · max VEI 2122~468 · 8 eruptions · max VEI 3468~815 · 6 eruptions · max VEI 4815~1161 · 12 eruptions · max VEI 31161~1508 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 21508~1854 · 8 eruptions · max VEI 58540 BCE6115 BCE3343 BCE918 BCE1508

Detailed timeline

  1. 1854VEI ?Method not stated
    1854-12-23 – 1855-01-09
  2. 1770VEI ?Method not stated
    1770-09-16 – end unknown
    South flank?
  3. 1708VEI ?Method not stated
    1708-12 – 1709-01-16
  4. 1707VEI 5Observed
    1707-12-16 – 1708-02-24
    SE flank (Hoei Craters)
  5. 1700VEI 2Observed
    1700 – end unknown
  6. 1627VEI ?Method not stated
    1627 – end unknown
  7. 1560VEI ?Method not stated
    1560-01-04 – end unknown
  8. 1511VEI 2Observed
    1511-09-01 – end unknown
  9. 1435VEI 2Observed
    1435-12-31 – end unknown
    North flank (Onagare lava?)
  10. 1427VEI ?Method not stated
    1427-06-28 – end unknown
  11. 1083VEI 2Observed
    1083-04-17 – end unknown
  12. 1033VEI 2Observed
    1033-01-19 – end unknown
    Summit, SSE flank (Nishi-Asakizuka)
  13. 1017VEI ?Method not stated
    1017-10-01 – end unknown
    North flank
  14. 999VEI 2Observed
    999-03 – end unknown
    South flank ?
  15. 993VEI ?Method not stated
    993-09-01 – end unknown
  16. 952VEI ?Method not stated
    952-03 – end unknown
    NE flank
  17. 937VEI 2Observed
    937-12-18 – end unknown
    North flank (Kenmarubi II?)
  18. 932VEI 2Observed
    932-11-19 – end unknown
    North flank (Kenmarubi I)
  19. 870VEI 2Observed
    870-08 – end unknown
  20. 864VEI 3Observed
    864-06-12 – 866-02-01
    NW flank (Nagao-yama, Kudari-yama)
  21. 830VEI 2Observed
    830 – end unknown
    NW flank (Koriana)
  22. 826VEI 2Observed
    826-12-31 – end unknown
  23. 800VEI 4Observed
    800-04-11 – 802-02-06
    Summit, NE and NW flanks (Tenjin-yama)
  24. 781VEI 3Observed
    781-07 – 781-07
  25. 720 (±100 yrs)VEI 2Geological estimate
    720 – end unknown
    NW flank (Kori-ike, Hakudairyuo)
  26. 530VEI 3Geological estimate
    530 – end unknown
    South flank (Takabachi)
  27. 520 (±100 yrs)VEI 2Geological estimate
    520 – end unknown
    SE flank (Makuiwa, Nishi-Futatsuzuka)
  28. 470 (±100 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    470 – end unknown
    SE flank (Kita-Kansu-yama)
  29. 400VEI 2Geological estimate
    400 – end unknown
    SE flank (Akatsuka)
  30. 370 (±200 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    370 – end unknown
    SSE flank (Obuchi Craters)
  31. 350 (±300 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    350 – end unknown
    SE flank (Kurotsuka)
  32. 300VEI 1Geological estimate
    300 – end unknown
    NW flank (Oniwa-Okuniwa)
  33. 250VEI 2Geological estimate
    250 – end unknown
    NW flank (Kita-Koriike)
  34. 240 (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    240 – end unknown
    SE flank
  35. 220VEI 2Geological estimate
    220 – end unknown
    NE flank (Hinokimarubi lava flow)
  36. 200VEI 2Geological estimate
    200 – end unknown
    NW flank (Sajiki-yama)
  37. 100VEI 2Geological estimate
    100 – end unknown
    NW flank (Ohira-yama)
  38. 50VEI 2Geological estimate
    50 – end unknown
    NW flank (Futatsuzuka)
  39. 100 BCE (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    100 BCE – end unknown
    South flank
  40. 190 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    190 BCE – end unknown
  41. 520 BCE (±300 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    520 BCE – end unknown
  42. 780 BCE (±500 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    780 BCE – end unknown
  43. 930 BCEVEI 5Geological estimate
    930 BCE – end unknown
    Upper SE flank
  44. 1010 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1010 BCE – end unknown
  45. 1030 BCEVEI 4Geological estimate
    1030 BCE – end unknown
    NW flank (Omuro-yama)
  46. 1300 BCE (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1300 BCE – end unknown
  47. 1350 BCEVEI 5Geological estimate
    1350 BCE – end unknown
  48. 1450 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1450 BCE – end unknown
  49. 1510 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1510 BCE – end unknown
  50. 1850 BCE (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1850 BCE – end unknown
  51. 2050 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    2050 BCE – end unknown
  52. 2450 BCE (±500 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    2450 BCE – end unknown
  53. 2550 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    2550 BCE – end unknown
  54. 2800 BCE (±300 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    2800 BCE – end unknown
  55. 3050 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    3050 BCE – end unknown
  56. 3690 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    3690 BCE – end unknown
  57. 4120 BCE (±300 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    4120 BCE – end unknown
  58. 4730 BCE (±500 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    4730 BCE – end unknown
  59. 5070 BCE (±200 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    5070 BCE – end unknown
  60. 5540 BCE (±200 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    5540 BCE – end unknown
  61. 6050 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    6050 BCE – end unknown
  62. 6240 BCE (±300 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    6240 BCE – end unknown
  63. 6580 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    6580 BCE – end unknown
  64. 7310 BCE (±500 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    7310 BCE – end unknown
  65. 7530 BCE (±300 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    7530 BCE – end unknown
  66. 7820 BCE (±200 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    7820 BCE – end unknown
  67. 8540 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    8540 BCE – end unknown
    South flank? (Mishima)

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