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Mount Myōkō

Myokosan

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
2454m
Last eruption
-750
Mount Myōkō
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Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Japan
Region
Northwestern Pacific / Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc
Elevation
2454m
Coordinates
36.891, 138.114
Last eruption
-750
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

Myokosan is a steep-sided basaltic-to-dacitic stratovolcano north of Nagano City that overlooks Lake Nojiri below its SE flank.

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From Wikipedia

Mount Myōkō is an active stratovolcano in Honshu, Japan. It is situated at the southwest of Myōkō city, Niigata Prefecture, and a part of Myōkō-Togakushi Renzan National Park. Mount Myōkō is listed as one of 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, and together with Mount Yahiko , it is well known as the "famous mountain" of Niigata Prefecture.

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Eruption history

10 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
10
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
4750 BCE (±300 yrs) – 750 BCE
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 5 (4750 BCE)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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4750 BCE~4550 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 54350 BCE~4150 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?4150 BCE~3950 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?3750 BCE~3550 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?3550 BCE~3350 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?2950 BCE~2750 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?2750 BCE~2550 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 42150 BCE~1950 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1350 BCE~1150 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?950 BCE~750 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?4750 BCE3750 BCE2750 BCE1950 BCE950 BCE

Detailed timeline

  1. 750 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    750 BCE – end unknown
  2. 1200 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    1200 BCE – end unknown
  3. 2100 BCE (±500 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    2100 BCE – end unknown
  4. 2750 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate
    2750 BCE – end unknown
  5. 2900 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    2900 BCE – end unknown
  6. 3450 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    3450 BCE – end unknown
  7. 3700 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    3700 BCE – end unknown
  8. 4000 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    4000 BCE – end unknown
  9. 4300 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    4300 BCE – end unknown
  10. 4750 BCE (±300 yrs)VEI 5Geological estimate
    4750 BCE – end unknown

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