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Midagahara

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
2621m
Last eruption
1839
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Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Japan
Region
Western Pacific / Nankai Volcanic Arc
Elevation
2621m
Coordinates
36.571, 137.590
Last eruption
1839
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

Midagahara volcano is a dissected andesitic-to-dacitic stratovolcano on a plateau surrounded by high peaks of the North Japan Alps.

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

Eruption history

6 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
5
Uncertain eruptions
1
Span of confirmed record
7300 BCE (±1000 yrs) – 1839
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 2 (1839)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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7300 BCE~6995 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?3340 BCE~3035 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?903 BCE~598 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?620~925 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1534~1839 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 27300 BCE5168 BCE2730 BCE598 BCE1534

Detailed timeline

  1. 1839VEI 2Observed
    1839-06-10 – end unknown
    Jigoku-dani
  2. 1836VEI 1Observed
    1836-07-09 – end unknown
    Jigoku-dani
  3. 704VEI ?Method not stated
    704 – end unknown
  4. 900 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    900 BCE – end unknown
    Jigoku-dani
  5. 3200 BCE (±2100 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    3200 BCE – end unknown
    Jigoku-dani
  6. 7300 BCE (±1000 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    7300 BCE – end unknown
    Jigoku-dani

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